The rebel who outfoxed Obasanjo

From: New African | Date: November 1, 2004| Author: Jason, Pini | Copyright information

NIGERIA

He sneezed and the world oil price soared to $50 per barrel, and President Olusegun Obasanjo, known for his scorched earth tactic in dealing with opposition groups, wilted. Meet the rebel from Nigeria's Rivers State. Pini Jason reports.

Asari Dokubo, leader of the rebel NDPVF, returned to a hero's welcome in his hometown, Buguma

His name is Alhaji Mujahid Asari Dokubo, an Ijaw from Buguma, Rivers State, and leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force (NDPVF)...

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