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Militants from Nigeria’s oil-rich Delta have called off a voluntary ceasefire, promising a fresh campaign of violence and kidnappings of oil workers.In a statement emailed to reporters on Sunday, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta said attacks would recommence from midnight.

Mend announced a voluntary truce after the May inauguration of President Umaru Yar’Adua, but says talks have failed.

Previous attacks on oil installations have slashed ouput of Nigerian crude.

Mend’s main demand is for the Delta region to control its oil resources and pay tax to the federal government but the line between ideological struggle and crime is blurred.

The Mend statement said: ” There will be no forewarning of these attacks but a statement will follow soon after.”

source BBC.CO.UK