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June 2005Nigeria's lucrative oil reserves may have enriched its politicians but they've brought little but misery to ordinary people. Now, a rebel group is fighting for a share of the profits. "I need help. I need help," begs a woman, clutching her young children in despair. Her home has just been demolished to create luxury housing for foreign oil workers. "The oil boom has turned into the oil doom!" laments Pastor Lekia. Across the Niger Delta, there's growing resentment at the oil industry. "Corruption pervades the whole place, starting with the way contracts are awarded," complains lawyer Ledum Mittee. "There seems to be some sort of collusion between the oil companies and those in power." But militia leader Asari Dokubo has vowed to sever that link. He's fighting to seize control of the oil and give it back to the people. "We own the oil!" he proclaims. "The thieves are the people in Abuja." And across Nigeria, young men are flocking to his call. Last September, he spooked the international markets and forced the price of oil to $50 a barrel by threatening to attack foreign oil companies. The government was forced to agree a truce but he's threatened to rearm unless oil companies leave. Nigerians no longer expect help from their own government. It's militia leaders like Asari who are winning their trust.Produced by ABC AustraliaDistributed by Journeyman Pictures

Channel: News & Politics
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: journeymanpictures

Length: 22:38
Rating: 4.788618
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franklynthree (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
oil has even made greedy jack asses out of africans..... some how america is the blame for dividing the people
Biafrans7 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Resource Control Question: Does a thief allocate part of a stolen property to the owner?
Insomaniaartist (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
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jiKurdistan (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@madscientistify theeee jewsssss ll suck ower blood.how the jewss get rich, usng, christian names and flags, to fak the world.
SaddamRussein (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Unfortunately I cannot post the url because youtube won't let me. Just use the facebook search, type in "Boycott Royal Dutch Shell" and you'll find it.
SaddamRussein (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Everyone who is not willing to accept this anymore please visit the "Boycott Royal Dutch Shell" page on facebookTogether we can seriously hurt those big companies that are ruining us and our planet for profit and greed
Verradonairun (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@ghui6 It's probably because their economy has taken a hit and it therefore makes NO SENSE to start a 3rd theatre of war. The oil in afghanistan and Iraq can't be retrieved in such large quantities, that the war would be...shall we say...worthwhile. If everybody else were to jump off a cliff, would you?
PsychedelicVideos (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@ghui6 ya, somalia is a real shit hole. should just let the people there die.
ghui6 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@munkeynut yeah they couldnt beat them..
munkeynut (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@ghui6 because the Somalians kicked the Yanks out of Mogadishu...the Yanks ran home with their tails between their legs, even leaving men behind. Americans=bullies...Bullies=pussies