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International Edition |  MEMBER SERVICES The Web    CNN.com        Home Page   World   U.S.   Weather   Business    Sports    Politics   Law   Technology   Science & Space   Health   Entertainment   Travel   Education   Special Reports SERVICES   Video   E-mail Newsletters   Your E-mail Alerts   CNNtoGO   Contact Us SEARCH Web CNN.com Nigeria military orders halt to delta patrols Locals fish near the Mobil oil terminals in Bonny Island, in the Niger Delta area of Nigeria, Thursday. RELATED • Oil near $50 on Nigeria unease YOUR E-MAIL ALERTS Nigeria Commodities Violent Demonstrations or Create your own Manage alerts | What is this? LAGOS, Nigeria (Reuters) -- The Nigerian military on Friday ordered a halt to patrols around the Niger Delta to underscore the government's commitment to a truce agreed with militants, a senior oil industry source said. Rebel leader Mujahid Dokubo-Asari agreed a truce on Wednesday with the government to allow talks on autonomy and revenues for the impoverished delta to take place after earlier threatening to wage "all-out war" against the state. On Friday he accused the Nigerian military of violating that truce and instructed his militia to respond. The warlord had threatened to blow up a natural gas plant in retaliation. "For the avoidance of any doubt about the cease fire, the military has ordered a halt to patrols," a senior oil industry source told Reuters. "It is true that there was a deployment but this has been called off." The threat to blow up the Soku gas plant had sent shivers through the oil industry because it is the main supply to a multibillion-dollar liquefied natural gas export facility at Bonny Island called Nigeria Liquified Natural Gas. Asari's Niger Delta People's Volunteer Force has been fighting sporadic gun battles with troops and rival militia since last year in the vast area of mangrove swamps and creeks. Violence escalated last month when the military launched air, land and sea attacks on 10 rebel camps. The group issued a communique on Monday ordering foreigners to leave the delta and Asari advised oil companies to shut production ahead of war. Companies have largely ignored the instruction, but they have stepped up security. So far only a small amount of oil output has been affected by the fighting, but companies fear a repeat of last year's uprising by members of the Ijaw ethnic group, who form a majority in the delta. That rebellion forced them temporarily to shut 40 percent of the country's output. Copyright 2004 Reuters. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Story Tools Click Here to try 4 Free Trial Issues of Time! Iraqi forces raid Ramadi mosques • Landmine kills aid workers in Sudan • Al Qaeda suspects 'disappeared' • Poll: White House race a dead heat High Court to hear Ten Commandments appeals • Iraqi forces raid Ramadi mosques • Edwards mocks Bush for not naming mistakes • LeTourneau says she and ex-student engaged   ALL AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE DC FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY International Edition Languages --------- Spanish Arabic German Japanese Korean Turkish CNN TV CNN International Headline News Transcripts Preferences About CNN.com SEARCH    The Web    CNN.com      © 2004 Cable News Network LP, LLLP. A Time Warner Company. All Rights Reserved. Terms under which this service is provided to you. Read our privacy guidelines. Contact us. All external sites will open in a new browser. CNN.com does not endorse external sites. Denotes premium content.

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