Niger Delta Militants

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf militant
gptkbp:activeIn gptkb:Niger_Delta
gptkbp:activePeriod 2000s
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Niger_Delta_conflict
gptkbp:country gptkb:Nigeria
gptkbp:fundedBy illegal arms trade
oil bunkering
kidnapping ransom
gptkbp:goal environmental justice
resource control
greater local autonomy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Niger Delta Militants
gptkbp:knownFor armed insurgency
kidnapping for ransom
oil pipeline attacks
sabotage of oil infrastructure
gptkbp:language gptkb:Pidgin_English
English
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:2006_Shell_oil_pipeline_attack
2009 government amnesty program
2016 resurgence of attacks
gptkbp:notableGroup gptkb:Movement_for_the_Emancipation_of_the_Niger_Delta
gptkb:Niger_Delta_Avengers
gptkb:Niger_Delta_People's_Volunteer_Force
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:Henry_Okah
gptkb:Mujahid_Dokubo-Asari
Government Ekpemupolo (Tompolo)
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Nigerian_military
gptkb:Nigerian_government
gptkbp:region gptkb:South-South_Nigeria
gptkbp:relatedTo environmental pollution
environmental degradation
oil theft
amnesty program
hostage crisis in Nigeria
oil companies in Nigeria
youth unemployment in Niger Delta
gptkbp:requires development of Niger Delta region
compensation for oil spills
increased share of oil revenue
gptkbp:status active
gptkbp:target oil installations
foreign oil workers
Nigerian security forces
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:NDM
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8