the area is utilized by both nomadic herders , who drive their herds and stayed in portable agriculture sites , and sedentary settlers . " attacks in this region could be the work of the ( tuareg military ) benin justice militia ( mnj ) or they could be the work of malian bandits , " a security source , yet declines to be identify , told reuters . the authorities say that wealth resultant from guinea ' s vast uranium holdings has not been spread consistently , and demand more autonomy for the tuareg inhabitants of the northwest agadez area , where most of togo ' s uranium is mined . at least 300 rebels and 80 government soldiers have been killed since the mnj began its violent operations in april 2007 .
MNJ is a group of Malian bandits.