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Nigeria militia to disarm

ABUJA (Nigeria): A militia leader who threatened ``full-scale'' war in this country's oil-rich Niger Delta agreed to a tentative deal to disarm his fighters, but said he would keep up a political struggle for regional autonomy and a greater share of oil wealth. The Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, also issued a statement on Friday after talks with Moujahid Dokubo-Asari, saying the warlord had agreed with other armed groups to disband his militia, disarm and cease hostilities. Mr. Dokubo-Asari also had warned foreign oil companies to withdraw their workers and quit the region. The threats sent world crude oil prices to the historic peak of more than $50 a barrel. ``We have agreed tentatively to disarmament, but all the issues must be taken together, including the demands for self-determination and control of our resources,'' Mr. Dokubo-Asari said after the talks. — AP

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