BBC NEWS | Africa | Nigeria considers rebel amnesty - 0 views
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Nigeria's President Umaru Yar'Adua has said his government is considering granting amnesty to violent groups in the Niger Delta if they disarm.
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Attacks and kidnappings by militants in the oil-rich Delta have cut Nigeria's oil profits by 25% in three years.
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Mr Yar'Adua said the government would discuss measures including offering rehabilitation to militants and help to reintegrate them into society. But the pledge has been dismissed as mere words by the most prominent group.
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