Nigerian militants threaten to attack Italy's oil plants http://www.mathaba.net/news/?x=627274

The wave of resistance against the neo-colonial attempts to steal African resources is gathering momentum.Nigeria's most prominent militant group MEND yesterday threatened to attack facilities of the Italian oil firm Eni in the country accusing it of "theft" and of backing NATO-led air raids on Libya.

The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) in an emailed statement blamed Eni of "theft" of oil in the southern oil-rich region and aiding a special Nigerian military unit deployed there."The Eni group has actively participated in the theft of oil in the Niger delta for decades, assisting the Nigerian military in its scorched earth and genocidal actions against the justice-seeking citizens of the Niger delta," said MEND, which claims to be fighting for an fairer share of the oil wealth for area residents.