The amnesty period will terminate in early october, unless it is extended. Movement for the emancipation of the niger delta wikipedia. Fresh recession looms over niger delta militants attacks. An amnesty deal by the nigerian government for militants in the niger delta aimed at reducing unrest in the oilrich region came into effect today. Resurgence of militancy in the niger delta region of nigeria. Niger delta militants threaten retaliation over islamist. Again, on 25 june 2009 he granted amnesty to the militants via disarmament, demobilization and reintegration ddr to turn. In the last five years, armed resistance further degenerated into. Niger delta mend in the context of a fullblown insurgency linked to local resistance. New niger delta militant group dares buhari, vows to. This is because it is visibly acceptable that for now, there is no lasting solution to the insurgency in the niger delta, thus there is a need to consider meeting this need and this is what this study is advocating for. Read all the latest news, breaking stories, top headlines, opinion, pictures and videos about niger delta militants from nigeria and the world on today. As tension mounts in the niger delta over the move by militants to resume attacks on oil facilities, there is the fear that the country may soon relapse into recession. Ndelta militants demand restructuring, threaten fresh attacks.
Media representation of nigerias joint military task. How amnesty efforts in the niger delta triggered new. The river niger runs through the oilrich but economically divided niger delta, where militants fought the government for nearly a decade before a ceasefire was brokered by outgoing president. The embattled exniger delta militant, government ekpemupolo popularly known as tompolo, on saturday endorsed the planned dialogue initiated by the federal government to stop a recent spate of. The movement for the emancipation of the niger delta mend is one of the largest militant groups in the niger delta region of nigeria. The niger delta militants disposition against the federal government of nigeria and the oil firms coupled with international pressures compelled the federal government to grant amnesty to the niger delta militants. Niger delta avengers have once again promoted insecurity and. Oil exploration and current state of the niger delta niger delta is made up of nine states namely. Pdf this paper tells the stories based on empirical evidence in niger delta. This was introduced by the late president yaradua in 2009, against a groundswell of violent conflicts in the region and threats the violence portended for the nigerian state, including reduction in revenues accruing from oil sales. The niger delta is the delta of the niger river sitting directly on the gulf of guinea on the atlantic ocean in nigeria. An assessment of the niger delta crisis and nigerias.
Mend militants attacking oil multinationals, oil installations and government secu. Amnesty in the niger delta region can be traced back to 1967, when the. Nigeria begins amnesty for niger delta militants world. The questions of identity, oil exploration and development of social infrastructure resulted in serious security challenges in the niger delta region of nigeria. The group also claimed responsibility for an explosion on a shell pipeline in the same area. Trends and patterns of boko haram terrorist and militants. The area suffers from gross environmental degradation and endemic poverty.
The niger delta is the center of oil and gas production in nigeria, accounting for about 80% of total government revenue, 95% of foreign exchange and over 80% of national wealth tell, february 18, 2008. Nigerian militants patrol the oil rich niger delta region, the birth place of commercial kidnapping in the country. The militant insurgency in the niger delta can be described as a horrible situation whose its permanent solution has not been found nor is it in view. Niger delta militants news latest breaking stories and. In january 2006 militants belonging to the movement for the emancipation of the niger delta mend attacked naval officers protecting a shell complex near warri nigerias second most important oil city and captured four expatriate workers. Nigeria is prepared to talk to niger delta militants. Conflict in the niger delta united states institute of peace. The joint task force in the niger delta had previously banned 200 hp outboard engines the propulsion of choice for the heavy speed boats of niger deltabased pirates and militants, and on 19 april the navy impounded 26 boats equipped with such engines in warri. The key programmes of the amnesty policy is expected to run for five 5 years and so would, all things being. Niger delta region is now as it is an unsafe region in the country, as the resurgence of militancy by the allegedly tactical and formidable niger delta avengers have once again promoted insecurity and uncertainty as to what the future holds as regards the economy and security of both the region and the country as a whole, it has also. The most current issue that resonates in the niger delta discourse is the amnesty programme. Examples include the movement of the survival of ogoni people mosop, egbesu boys eb, niger delta peoples volunteer force ndpvf, niger delta vigilante force ndvf, movement for the emancipation of niger delta mend, and niger delta vigilante ndv. Niger delta militants news, research and analysis the.
The region has seen decades of unrest stemming mostly from local militants uprisings over what they call neglect of the moneymaking region. Despite abundant oil wealth in the niger delta region in southeast nigeria, residents lack basic services including electricity, piped water, health clinics and schools. The movement for the emancipation of the niger delta mend, the umbrella body of armed groups in nigerias oilrich niger. Understanding the armed groups of the niger delta final. There may be a connection between culture, amnesty program, and its implementation process in the niger delta region of nigeria. Withdrawal of igbo quit notice and call to arrest nnamdi kanu laughable niger delta militants tells federal government, as they threatened to resume attack on oil facilities on september 10. Security problems worsened with the proliferation of ethnic militia groups known in the media as militants, hoodlums, terrorists, thieves, etc.
Nigeria to resume payments to oil militants in niger delta. As a result of the violence and instability, the production and export of oil from the niger delta region decreased sharply after 2006. Each militant was promised a payment of sixty five thousand naira n65,000 only monthly, payment of rent and vocational training. Urhobo tribe, which comprises the largest number of militants from the western niger delta region. The niger delta volunteers, made up of former militants, have given the management of universal energy limited in akwa ibom state a 14day ultimatum to meet the.
Pipeline attacks had become common during the insurgency in the niger delta, but ended after the government on june 26, 2009, announced that it would grant amnesty and an unconditional pardon to militants in the niger delta which would last for 60 days beginning on august 6, 2009, ending october 4, 2009. The disarmed militants were moved to designated collection points and camps in six niger delta states. It is typically considered to be located within nine coastal southern nigerian states, which include. Crisis in the niger delta 2 amnesty the one concrete action the federal government has taken is to introduce an amnesty for militants who turn in their weapons and commit to abandoning violence. The niger delta militants in the southern nigeria are known by different appellations. An appraisal learnt to walk as the elections were adjudged by both domestic and inter national observers as generally free. Neither, have the various commissions set up to look into and proffer a solution to the crisis of the niger delta had any result. A large number of youth claiming to be former armed militants in the niger delta area of ondo state on friday protested in akure, the state capital, over their noninclusion in the extended.
Pdf militant oil agitations in nigerias niger delta and. Nigerians are free to exploit it and people in those areas do. Niger delta amnesty programme 2009 the disarmed militants were moved to designated collection points and camps in six niger delta states. In a related development, the national coalition of niger delta exagitators, ncndea, has said that those behind renewed attacks on oil and gas facilities in the niger delta are exmilitants. When a group of western oil workers was kidnapped in the niger delta in. In common with other parts of nigeria, this ethnic diversity has of.
Neither the terrorism of boro, nor its progeny, the niger delta militants of today can solve the problems of the niger delta. The oil industry in the niger delta is dominated by multinational corporations such as chevron. Latest news on the niger delta crisis, breaking news on militancy attacks on oil facilities and updates today from the oil rich southsouth region of nigeria. The niger delta environment suddenly got bugged by acts of violence like pipeline vandalism and hostage taking kidnapping for ransom money dode, 2005.
Those hopes havent been realized, and the fragile peace is. The niger delta is home to about 140 different ethnic groups in the nine states included in a broader definition of the region. Remembering the 2009 amnesty for niger delta militants duration. Understanding the armed groups of the niger delta council on.
These militant activities would negatively impact on the image and economy of nigeria. The niger delta avengers, a new militant group in the oilrich niger delta region, has threatened to make the countrys economy worse by acts of sabotage, particularly in the oil sector. It is located in the southsouth region of nigeria and extends over about 70,000 square kilometers, making up 7. He also set up the ministry of niger delta affairs. An amnesty offered to militants in the niger delta in 2009 was intended to end fighting, oil theft and other disruption in the region. The niger delta avengers, nda, wednesday, called for restructuring of the country, declaring anybody opposed to it, including the federal government as enemy. All the militants campaign has achieved is the militarization of the delta. Urhobo culture and the amnesty program in niger delta.
Pdf the federal governments amnesty programme in the. Thus the unabated marginalization, disempowerment, segregation, suppression and repression of hitherto. Whereas oil is the fulcrum of the nigerian economy, the ethnic minorities populated niger delta which bears the burden of oil and gas production paradoxically remains one of the least developed parts of the country. This is because, the problem is backed up by internal, insincere and selfish desires of some power intoxicating few who had and still is holding the country in ransom for a good number of years. Pdf the niger delta is richly endowed with abundant hydrocarbon. Niger delta militants threaten retaliation over islamist attacks.
Urhobo culture and the amnesty program in niger delta, nigeria. Tarila marclint ebiede instability in nigerias niger delta. Niger delta militants, yesterday, described last week withdrawal of the october 1 quit notice ultimatum issued to the igbos residing in the. The niger delta was previously plagued by militants in the mid2000s, when oil workers were kidnapped and pipelines blown up in protest at what was seen as the unfair distribution of nigerias oil. Nigerias government is to resume cash payments to militants in the oilrich niger delta, officials say in an apparent bid to end attacks. Military kills 2 niger delta avengers members and arrested 3. The amnesty programme was set up to put an end to this. The federal governments amnesty programme in the nigerdelta. A niger delta militant group declares war on the nigerian navy. Abia, akwaibom, bayelsa, cross river, delta, edo, imo, ondo and rivers. One of the most glaring paradoxes of the petrostate in the nigerdelta is what ibeanu 2005 has termed the paradox of plenty, which refers to the tendency for petroleum wealth to create enormous poverty within the nigerdelta. This study is an added voice to the call of quick and lasting solution to the militant insurgency in the niger delta.
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