Nigeria breaks - New group emerges, calls for secession of Niger Delta from Nigeria

Group seeks secession from Nigeria

- A new group from Niger Delta has demanded that it gains independence from Nigeria

- The Niger Delta group says when it becomes sovereign, it will place power only in the hands of the qualified

- The groups resolution comes after a 6-hour secret meeting A group named Region of the Niger Delta (Rondel) has demanded the sovereignty of the region.

The group in a statement by its spokesman, Efe Edet-Tamuno, said its demands are made on a non-violent struggle. 

The statement reads: "A Demand for the Independence of Rondel from Nigeria in 2018.

SOURCE: NAIJ