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Bayelsa youths run for peace

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    `The Guardian' reported that over 150 youths from communities in Bayelsa started on Wednesday what they termed a Niger Delta peace and non-violence run. They were led by the former president of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, Wariebi Agamene.

    The run from the Patani bridge in Yenagoa went through Odi, Otuasega, Sagbama, Kaiama and back to Yenagoa. The newspaper said that eight of the formerly troubled communities took part in the run, organised by the Bayelsa Youths Federation.

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