From Yahoo News/Reuters:PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria (Reuters) – A rebel commander in Nigeria's oil heartland on Monday accused the military of attacking one of his fellow militants with gunboats, underlining the fragility of an amnesty offer from President Umaru Yar'Adua.
Ateke Tom, who leads a militant faction in Rivers state in the eastern Niger Delta, said fellow rebel leader Soboma George had visited him at his camp in the creeks on Sunday after returning from the capital Abuja to discuss Yar'Adua's offer.
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More News On The War In Nigeria's Oil Delta Region
Nigerian Army Rejects Calls to Withdraw from the Niger Delta -- Voice of America
Militants Meet Nigeria Leader After Laying Down Guns -- New York Times
Shell sees uncertain future in Nigeria operations -- Business Day
My Comment: There have been amnesties and truces in the past between the Nigerian Government and the people who live in this area .... so .... will history repeat itself?
The Nigerian Oil Delta has some of the richest oil deposits in the world, estimated (at current prices) to be worth between $3 to $4 trillion dollars. With that much wealth at stake .... and with numerous groups vying to have their hands in that pot .... it will be a miracle if hostilities do not resume soon.