I am on Bonny Island and actually a stakeholder in the Niger Delta region. And as far I can see, both Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) and Federated Niger Delta Ijaw Community (FNDIC) are not defending the cause of the host communities of the multinational oil companies in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria.
They have spent their ill-gotten ransom loot from kidnapping innocent foreign expatriates on themselves. Remember that Asari Dokubo bought a leather-padded Lincoln Navigator jeep and moved to a new mansion after he collected his own share of the N300 million (about two million dollars) the Nigerian government gave him and other militants in exchange for their arms.

All the militants are nothing more than criminals and terrorists on rampage in the Niger Delta of Nigeria. And since 2004, I warned Shell and Chevron Texaco about them, but they ignored my red alerts until the situation became worse.

I blame the ruling party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) of Nigeria, and the multinational oil companies for the present conflicts in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. Because, their ignorance is the cause of the violence.

A stitch in time saves nine.