Oil Multinationals and The Fight against Insurgency In The Niger Delta Of Nigeria

Abstract

Often times, the government, corporate bodies, the body of civil rights, non-governmental organizations and individuals only talk about the devastating effects of the activities of the insurgents, without mentioning the root cause of insurgency. People don’t bother to ask what could have been the cause of insurgency and how it can be resolved amicably. The insurgents are only tagged as terrorists. Nobody is born into this world with a mission to be a killer. Condition, sometimes can push people to behave like animals and even become cruel and wicked. Poverty can make people behave foolish and irascible. People who are fed up with life due to poverty and oppression are aggressive and they can do anything to gain attention. Instead of being subjective, the presenter tried in this paper to be objective in looking at the causes of insurgency and why it would be difficult for the government of
Nigeria to stop insurgency. This paper takes a swipe at the causes of insurgency, the impact of insurgency on Nigeria and Nigerians, reasons why the fight against insurgency in Nigeria will remain unabated and the following recommendations were made as way out of this crisis and menace that has bedevil our nation, Nigeria: need for reorientation, need for education and poverty alleviation policies, the need for disarmament in Nigeria, prompt trial and prosecution of corrupt Nigerians, Provision of good arms for the military and the promotion and teaching of non violence in Nigeria.