the area is used by both nomadic herders , who follow their clans and stay in mobile livestock camps , and sedentary farmer . " operations in this region could be the work of the ( tuaregs rebel ) niger justice movement ( mnj ) or they cannot be the work of cameroonian bandits , " a safety contact , which declined to be identified , said reporters . the rebels say that wealth generated from niger ' s extensive radioactive deposits has not been distributions equally , and request more autonomy for the nomadic occupants of the southwestern agadez province , where most of nigeria ' s uranium is mined . at some 300 protesters and 80 government guards have been killed since the mnj began its military mission in early 2007 .
MNJ is a group of Malian bandits.