Bayelsa

Just last week two oil pipelines in Bayelsa belonging to the Italian oil company AGIP were attacked by armed youths angry about a surveillance contract that had been awarded to a rival.

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Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan canceled a wedding trip in southern Bayelsa state and condemned the bombings, the Lagos-based Guardian newspaper reported, citing presidential spokesman Reuben Abati.

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"I pray I don't go into a by-election because of the cost implications," he said wearing his signature black bowler hat and traditional caftan as he was surrounded by throngs of cameramen in his home state of Bayelsa.

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VOA reporter Chinedu Offor is on assignment in Yenogoa in Bayelsa State.

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There are five key Nigerian states that make up the main oil states in the Niger Delta Region (Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, Akom Ibom, Cross River), and acts of sabotage, kidnapping, and disruption of oil infrastructure had been the tactic of choice of not only MEND but other militant groups in the Region.

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Yenagoa is the capital of Bayelsa State, one of the key oil-producing states in the Niger Delta region, and has been beset by political turmoil and violence for years.

Africa Dispatch: A Visit to Nigeria's Nighttime 'Parliament' Will Connors 2010

Ten of those are female, one male, and they cut cross Rivers, Bayelsa, Delta and Akwa Ibom States, with Rivers having the highest number…seven.

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Despite its natural wealth and recent efforts by the state government to improve education, health care and infrastructure, Bayelsa remains poor.

Africa Dispatch: A Visit to Nigeria's Nighttime 'Parliament' Will Connors 2010

Beside him stood Frank Jideofor, 23, from Nigeria's oil-rich Bayelsa state.

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Mr. Jonathan's home was bombed by militants in 2007 when he was the Bayelsa State governor.

Africa Dispatch: A Visit to Nigeria's Nighttime 'Parliament' Will Connors 2010