Militancy and Criminality in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria

Abiodun Oluwadare

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Pages:: 158–174

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004396289_008

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Nigeria’s Niger Delta is rich in mineral resources and provides more than 80 per cent of Nigeria’s revenue. It has also been a major source of insecurity in the country. The restiveness, the result of militant youths in the region demanding compensation from Multinational Oil Corporations (mnoc) exploring the area’s oil resources, continues unabated. This chapter examines the causes of the restiveness that has assumed a criminal dimension. It reveals that since the discovery and exploration of oil, the Niger Delta has experienced tensions and contestations over resource control, environmental degradation, and minority protests. The Government of Nigeria, which has gained so much from the oil resources, has neglected the development of the area rendering it one of the poorest in the world. It reveals that these youthful agitations precipitated a series of criminal activities ranging from kidnapping to pipeline vandalism and other criminal tendencies. The study recommends that the government and the mnocs acknowledge their responsibilities and develop the Niger Delta to promote peace and development in Nigeria.

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Crime, Law and Society in Nigeria

Essays in Honour of Stephen Ellis

Series: Afrika-Studiecentrum Series, Volume: 37

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Print Publication Date:: 30 Apr 2019

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