Violence, Aggression and Insecurity in the Niger Delta of Nigeria: An Exploratory Study of the Militancy in the Region
Journal Title: Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
The Niger Delta region is endowed with oil and natural gas, and contributes enormously to the building of Nigerian economy. With the Niger Delta’s economic contributions, Nigeria rewarded the people in the region with environmental pollution, abject poverty and unemployment. While the oil companies exploited and marginalized the Niger Delta region, the militants emerged with violence and aggression to disrupt oil production, installations and allied facilities in an effort to compel the federal government and oil companies to meet their demands for human capacity building and general infrastructural developments as well as compensations for the widespread exploitations and environmental pollutions that are going on in this region. The failures of the oil companies and the federal government of Nigeria to comply with the demands of the militants fueled violence, aggression and insecurity in the region. This study use secondary data to examine the critical nature of the Niger Delta militants’ violence and aggression in Nigeria and its effects on the country’s national economy. This paper concludes that the federal government of Nigeria, with the support of the oil companies, should genuinely address the demands of the Niger Delta people and strictly adhere to international environmental standards as regards land and water preservation.
Authors and Affiliations
Gilbert Enyidah-OkeyOrdu, Ph. D.
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP327314
- DOI 10.14738/assrj.42.2603.
- Views 80
- Downloads 0
Challenges and opportunities for regional policy in Mexico
In Mexico, the regions have long been experiencing great economic and social disparities in terms of per capita income, family income, schooling, housing, social services, infrastructure, transportation; institutional de...
Community Empowerment As a Process: A Case Study On Beff Cattle Breeder Empowerment Trough Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) IN PT. Perkebunan Nusantara XII
The process of community empowerment can not be seen only as a means to achieve the goal, but becomes an important goal. Community empowerment is a process in itself. The empowerment process should involve the community....
Towards Conflict Transformation and Management skills’ training in Zimbabwean Primary School Teacher Education for effective Teaching, Learning and Peace in Zimbabwean Primary School: A Case Study of Mkoba Teachers’ Training College.
The purpose of education is to address societal problems. Conflicts in schools like in any organization are inevitable. If these are not managed and transformed they affect negatively learning, teaching and peace in scho...
Crisis, Otherness and Integration. Local policies in South Eastern Europe: The case of Rhodes island
The density of the refugees and migrants wave in South Eastern Europe, along with the socioeconomic situation within and beyond Europe, shape the context and the agenda of the debate regarding the presence of Others in t...
“I Give Up And Stop Listening”: Fostering Metacognitive Listening Strategy Awareness In The English Classrooms in Taiwan
This study aims to investigate the instructional effect of metacognitive listening strategies on EFL college students’ metacognitive listening strategy awareness as well as their perceptions of strategy instruction. This...