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Call to free Nigeria oil militant |
| Home | (BBC News) - Governors of Nigeria's Niger Delta states have appealed to new President Umaru Yar'Adua to release imprisoned oil militant Mujahid Dokubo-Asari. The governors say Mr Dokubo-Asari, on trial for treason charges, is ill and need medical attention. The appeal follows a meeting between Mr Yar'Adua and the new governors of Rivers, Bayelsa and Delta states. |