Government, MASSOB, Security Operatives, First Bank of Nigeria Plc, Rebel Groups, Youths, Oath, Clashes, Meeting, Integration

PM News . 21 October 2004 . Pg 6

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MASSOB, a Nigerian separatist group, has been deserted by its members following a crackdown by security operatives. The group's headquarters in Okpe, as well as its zonal offices in other towns and villages in Igbo land, have been deserted. The movement's president, Ralph Uwazuruike, has fled into the bush. The Nigerian government has set up a machinery to identify and integrate the different rebel groups in Rivers State, following a peace deal. A meeting with the youths took place on Tuesday at Okrika, where they took an oath not to fight each other.

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MASSOB, a Nigerian separatist group, has been deserted by its members following a crackdown by security operatives. The group's headquarters in Okpe, as well as its zonal offices in other towns and villages in Igbo land, have been deserted. The movement's president, Ralph Uwazuruike, has fled into the bush. The Nigerian government has set up a machinery to identify and integrate the different rebel groups in Rivers State, following a peace deal. A meeting with the youths took place on Tuesday at Okrika, where they took an oath not to fight each other.