Niger Delta Liberation Force

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The Niger Delta Liberation Force or NDLF for short is a Nigerian rebel group. It is mainly active in the state of Delta . John Togo , a former leader of the group, said he was fighting for the interests of the Ijaw , an ethnic group in the Niger Delta. and also strove to found its own state.

According to government statements, the group is responsible for numerous kidnappings of Shell and Chevron employees.

According to the political scientist Denis Tull from the Science and Politics Foundation , the NDLF is "professionally organized and has hundreds of fighters" . The group is made up of people who have not benefited from the amnesty program.

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On November 17, 2010, the rebels killed nine soldiers from the Joint Task Force (JTF) and destroyed several military speedboats.

On December 1, 2010, government forces killed between nine and 150 people while searching for John Togo in the village of Ayakoromor . The next day the Nigerian government announced it had attacked three of the organization's camps in the area. The attacks were part of an offensive against disruptions in oil production. Artillery and air forces were also used in the course of the attacks.

On December 8, 2010, according to the rebel group, the Nigerian army attacked NDLF fighters with three gunboats despite the ceasefire and ongoing negotiations.

The group confessed to bombing three Chevron and Agip oil wells in the Delta on December 18-19, 2010.

In December 2010, the Niger Delta Liberation Force offered to dissolve it in case the JTF abandons the hunt for John Togo. In October 2011, he was killed in an air strike by the Nigerian army on a rebel camp. As a result, the group lost its influence and many members joined the movement for the emancipation of the Niger Delta . In 2013 fighting broke out within the NDLF as two commanders claimed leadership. In March 2013, one of the two was killed.

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  2. ↑ a b c Katrin Gänsler: Combating rebels with a total attack. In: the daily newspaper . December 10, 2010, accessed October 9, 2018 .
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  4. ↑ Dulue Mbachu: Nigerian Forces Attack Militant camps in the Niger Delta. In: businessweek.com. December 2, 2010, accessed December 30, 2010 .
  5. ^ Prepare for More Attacks, Okah Tells FG. In: allafrica.com. December 6, 2010, accessed December 30, 2010 .
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  7. ^ A b NDLF Claims Attacks in the Niger Delta. (No longer available online.) In: petroleumafrica.com. December 20, 2010, formerly in the original ; accessed on December 30, 2010 (English).  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.petroleumafrica.com  
  8. ↑ Emma Amaize: NDLF warns COAS over manhunt for John Togo. In: vanguardngr.com. December 30, 2010, accessed December 30, 2010 .