THE CHALLENGE OF MILLITANCY AND IMPUNITY IN NIGER- DELTA REGION

Abstract

The problem in Niger- Delta as a result of militancy in the region is a national problem. The crisis has received national and attention concerns and attention as many have lost their lives and others displaced while others have migrated from the region and resolved never to come back. The root of the problem in the region is the complete neglect of the oil region by the government even though the nation depends for its survival on the national resources for which the region is endowed. There is high oil politics in such a way that the oil money which is expected to improve the well-being of the traditional owners of the resources is used to develop other parts while the region remains stagnant devoid of development. This paper looks at the region and x- rays the root and case of militancy, the response by government and the challenge of realizing a peaceful Niger- delta and ended with recommendation calling Nigerian government to address the problem of Niger- delta and see it as a national emergency.