Many Nigerians gathered in the Dela State area yesterday to witness the last rebel give up his arms in return for amnesty and education. Government Tompolo, who is the head of the main rebel fraction in the western Delta arrived in Warri after pledging support for Yar Adua. Tompolo was one of the main leaders of the Federated Niger Delta Ijaw Communites(FNDIC), who were responsible for the oil shut down in the Delta in 2003. He is the last rebel to give up his arms since the amnesty, which expired on Sunday, was offered in June. Ateke Tom, the head of the Ijaw Niger Vigilante Group, and 5,000 of his fighers all gave up their weapons during a ceremony on the beach. He was sure to warn that if resources were not put into the Delta, fighting would continue.
By: Aminat T. Odunewu
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Sunday, January 25, 2009
By Angrette M. Merced Cruz
Ciudad Juarez, one of the borders cities in Mexico, is only a couple of minutes away from El Paso, Texas. They are so close in fact that the mayor of El Paso can see Juarez's downtown from his office. In other ways however the two cities are a world apart. El paso still enjoys the reputation of being one of the safest cities in the United States, in the other hand Ciudad Juarez has become the battleground for drug cartels. This conflict has taken a toll of more than 1, 500 lifes in just this past year. This growing violence has also increase the awareness of the possibility of it spilling toward the American side of the border. Some has gone as far to suggest the legalization of drugs to stop the turf battle on Juarez and prevent it's expansion. About 25,000 of the residents of El paso that have to work in Juarez are afraid at ever cross, and this fears are not unfounded given to the increase of violent crimes in broad daylight on the border.
Ciudad Juarez, one of the borders cities in Mexico, is only a couple of minutes away from El Paso, Texas. They are so close in fact that the mayor of El Paso can see Juarez's downtown from his office. In other ways however the two cities are a world apart. El paso still enjoys the reputation of being one of the safest cities in the United States, in the other hand Ciudad Juarez has become the battleground for drug cartels. This conflict has taken a toll of more than 1, 500 lifes in just this past year. This growing violence has also increase the awareness of the possibility of it spilling toward the American side of the border. Some has gone as far to suggest the legalization of drugs to stop the turf battle on Juarez and prevent it's expansion. About 25,000 of the residents of El paso that have to work in Juarez are afraid at ever cross, and this fears are not unfounded given to the increase of violent crimes in broad daylight on the border.
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