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LAGOS, Nigeria — Nigeria’s main militant group declared a unilateral cease-fire Sunday, saying elders in the restive southern region had asked the fighters to allow peace efforts to go ahead.
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta said in a statement that it would halt attacks starting at midnight Tuesday.
The group, which has been behind two years of crippling attacks on Nigeria’s oil infrastructure, said it was heeding calls by elders in the Niger Delta. Regional traditional chiefs wield great influence in Nigeria.
