According to Jomo Gbomo, the spokesman for the Movement for the Emancipation of the Nigerian Delta (MEND), the group will be announcing "on or before January 30, 2010" their position regarding the tenuous ceasefire they signed last October. This came just days after an attack on a delta oil refinery which did not involve MEND fighters. However, MEND condoned the attack and is becoming increasingly upset with the Nigerian government whom they claim has began the "repair of pipelines, exploitation of oil and gas as well as the deployment and re-tooling of troops" and has "been disseminating propaganda aimed at foreign investors claiming that the situation in the Niger Delta is under control... offering bribes to a number of militants who surrendered their birth rights under its amnesty program in the form of contracts." Basically, they are still getting screwed by everyone, and are not happy about it.
most recent article: http://allafrica.com/stories/201001120174.html
article detailing their dissatisfaction with events after the ceasefire: http://allafrica.com/stories/200912190039.html
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