Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf militant
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:MEND
gptkbp:activeIn gptkb:Niger_Delta
gptkbp:country gptkb:Nigeria
gptkbp:founded 2005
gptkbp:goal compensation for environmental damage
greater local control of oil resources
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta
gptkbp:ideology environmentalism
resource control
regional autonomy
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Henry_Okah
gptkbp:notableAction kidnapping of oil workers
oil theft
pipeline attacks
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:2006_Shell_oil_facility_attack
2009 amnesty program participation
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Nigerian_government
oil companies
gptkbp:region gptkb:South-South_Nigeria
gptkbp:status active
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Niger_Delta
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5