Nigerian secret police question oil delta warlord

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http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L22686843.htm

ABUJA, July 22 (Reuters) - A warlord from Nigeria's oil-producing Niger Delta said on Friday he had been questioned by the secret police about his campaign for the break-up of Nigeria and whether he intended to blow up oil installations.

Mujahid Dokubo-Asari said he told the State Security Service (SSS) he had no plans to attack oil infrastructure for now but he would continue to call for the "dismemberment" of Africa's most populous country and biggest oil producer. snip

The issue is an emotive one in the delta, where most people are poor and feel cheated of the wealth being extracted from their lands.

Most of the oil money leaves the region in the form of profits for foreign oil companies or revenue for the central government, which has a record of corruption and mismanagement.

Resentment over the perceived injustice has fuelled conflict between communities and oil companies, as well as sabotage, kidnappings of oil workers and ethnic violence.

[WhiteTara]

1. look to see that man dead in a ditch

somewhere. Wouldn't want the poor villagers to have any chance of making a living off their resources.

[quaoar]

2. It is actually a shame

that Biafra was not able to successfully break away from Nigeria.

Nigeria is yet another example of an African country formed by former colonial powers that throws together ethnic and tribal groups that do not share similar values and aspirations. Sudan is another tragic example of that.