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Two reported killed in Ogoniland clashes

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    Two people were killed in fighting over land rights between communities in Ogoniland, an area in Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta, AFP reported witnesses as saying on Wednesday. The clashes between the Deyor and Deken communities lasted from Saturday to Tuesday, AFP reported. It said such disputes have been going on for years in Ogoniland. The Ogoni made world headlines in 1995 when nine minority rights campaigners from their community, including environmentalist Ken Saro-Wiwa, were executed by the military.

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