ABUJA (Reuters) - A militant group in Nigeria's oil-rich southern Niger Delta threatened on Thursday to cripple Africa's top oil producer and biggest economy if President Muhammadu Buhari is re-elected in a vote due to be held on Saturday.
The Niger Delta Avengers - who have been demanding a greater share of the oil revenue produced in the impoverished southern region - said in a statement they hoped to end Buhari's rule through elections and that opposition candidate Atiku Abubakar was their preferred choice for president.