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| Militancy in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria: Interrogating the Issues and Challenges
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Ezeanya Emeka Vincent, Francis Callistus Azubuike, Aideloje Sunday
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Abstract:
This article is a qualitative research on the recurrent militancy in the Niger Delta Region (NDR), Nigeria. Specifically, the papers scrutinized the various issues behind the unrest in the region as well as the danger posed by the militias, not only to the people of NDR but Nigeria as a composite whole. Many secondary data were utilized which include majorly; journal articles, media publications such as online Newspapers and reportages on the phenomenon and textbooks at researchers' disposal. Data gathered from various documented evidence were analyzed logically in themes and built on Relative Deprivation theory of Robert Ted Gurr. Findings from the study revealed that numerous issues have resulted in the Niger Delta militancy for decades. Evident in the various data analyzed, issues such as poverty in the region, marginalization, environmental degradation and destruction, air pollution, to mention but a few. Moreover, the challenges arising from the militants' activities include economic downturn, low patronage by local and foreign investors, job redundancy, youth unemployment, illicit oil bunkering, killings and kidnapping for ransom. The study recommended among others; an urgent need for Nigerian government to minimize or adequately tackle the issue of unemployment, uncontrolled environmental pollution and the perceived marginalization of the people of Niger Delta region.
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