Nigerian Militia Threatens Armed Struggle

In Nigeria, the world's seventh largest oil exporter, armed forces are threatening to begin a "full-scale armed struggle." Militia in the Niger oil delta, threaten to attack oil pumping operations in order to force foreign workers to leave the region. The Nigerian military and large oil companies dismiss the threats as a psychological ploy. However, the leader of the militia Moujahid Dokubo-Asari, a folk heroe of the poor who have never benefitted from th country's oil wealth, says his forces will strike if given in any opportunity. This militia claims to be fighting for more autonomy for the region. Analysts think that the group may be able to create disturbances in oil production, they will not be able to stop or completely shut down opperations. Yet Dokubo-Asari claims to have 2,000 fighter and many more local tribes men as part of his force.
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