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Oct 7, 2020 · From 2004, escalating armed and violent conflict between gangs and towards government and oil company security forces increased the levels of militancy in the region. Particularly well-known militant groups include the The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), and Niger Delta Avengers.
Sep 9, 2022 · Industry insiders say six decades of oil exploration have made the Niger Delta one of the most polluted places on earth and damaged a lot, including farmlands. An oil slick polluting a farmland...
The Niger Delta area contains vast reserves of oil and gas, which play an important role in the Nigerian economy. In spite of these abundant natural resources, the Niger Delta is marked by poverty, economic underdevelopment, inequality, environmental degradation, and violent conflict.
Feb 26, 2020 · February 26, 2020 11:29 am (EST) Though the current Delta insurgency has been underway since 2005, discussions of Nigerian insecurity at present tend to overlook it. Instead, the focus is on...
Apr 7, 2021 · A major finding is that the Nigerian government has no coherent strategy to address the complex, multidimensional insecurity that has permeated the Niger Delta.
Feb 20, 2006 · 2006: Delta militants calling themselves the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta start carrying out serious attacks against oil facilities. Four foreign hostages are kidnapped in ...
Oct 20, 2014 · In this vast panorama, the Inner Niger Delta stands out: In a region where limited rainfall is a fact of life, the Delta is a natural dam and irrigation scheme whose flood plain creates a grazing and cropping perimeter that at its peak can reach 30,000 km2 and sustains about 900,000 people.
