Nigeria: criminal vs geostrategic militancy in the Niger Delta

An uptick in security incidents in Nigeria’s oil and gas producing Niger Delta region raises concern whether a new militancy campaign in the area is being inaugurated. Combined with lingering policy uncertainty, volatility in the Niger Delta does not bridge the confidence gap international oil companies want in order to comply with Nigerian government ambitions to double the country’s oil and gas production levels. The Niger Delta region that is home to Nigeria’s oil and gas resources has long been a geography of socioeconomic and political unrest susceptible to violence compromising the energy industry. Dissent by indigenous communities against perceived …

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