Governors of Nigeria's Niger Delta states have appealed to new President Umaru Yar'Adua to release imprisoned oil militant Mujahid Dokubo-Asari.The governors say Mr Dokubo-Asari, on trial for treason charges, is ill and need medical attention.
The appeal follows a meeting between Mr Yar'Adua and the new governors of Rivers, Bayelsa and Delta states.
Militant groups in the Niger Delta have long made Mr Dokubo-Asari's release a condition for stopping attacks.
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