At the Delta of Niger River in Nigeria, where a vast proportion of planet’s oil is excavated, bomb attacks, abductions and murders form part of daily routine. The documentary portrays the image of “development”, the way giant multinational petroleum companies would define it. Petroleum leaks in the River destroy flora and fauna, poison the food chain and consequently wipe out the 27 million indigenous people of the area – the Ijaws, the Ogoni and the Itsekiris. The inhabitants dare to ask the self-evident, they demand an end to it. As a response they are massively and brutally attacked by special forces of the army and the police, which are armed by the oil companies. The camera meets at the river militia of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta-MEND- and presents to the world for the first time shattering images of their speed boat patrols and of their heavy weaponry. The Delta of Niger is a lost paradise. As the documentary reveals, it is a place where despite the natural beauty, contemporary “globalized” hell prevails. 67 MINUTES, AVAILABLE VERSIONS: Greek, English, French. Winner FIPA D’ARGENT – Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels, Biarritz France January 2007 Winner JUNIOR JURY AWARD – 5th International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights (FIFDH), Geneva Switzerland March 2007
Video Rating: 4 / 5
@AUSM92 In other word they bare merely copying the modus operandi that already exists!! Sorry this people are entitled to some of that oil, clean water and decent living and health conditions.
By any chance are you an agent??
I support what these guys are about. We need more of them like this all across the world. Fuck the oil companies.
Massive oil has been found in Imo and and Anambra. Let others fight their fight alone and Igbos should do likewise.
Igbo, Yoruba, Hausa Fulani
There was a article in the magazine National Geographic…
Curse of the Black Gold.
But we have a solution:
Chemistry and Manufacture of Hydrogene
We look you in the eyes to let you know you can’t do this forever!!
@sexymalcom1970
Those Nigerians in the North , America and China will try every thing in the world for that not to take place. They benefit more with the state of affiars as is. This shit is so sad and disgusting how my people suffer.
what is the full documentary called and where can i get it
the court and those who wants henry okah to be trialed should watch this clips, and trial the nigeria govt and its military.
@Okoroman You fool, only Hausa-fulani??? You must be deluded. what about the Igbo and Niger delta, Ibori, Ignendion and all the other South east politicians, how have they made the lives of us better. This corruption is within most of Nigerian leaders regardless of whether they are Igbo or Hausa. People like you are the problem of Nigeria. Fight all corrupt politician not just a few. Idiot!!!
Fact: Hausa-fulani and Yoruba oligarchs ruled & mismanaged Nigeria for over 40 yrs, looted over $400 billion dollars from resources of Niger Delta Eastern Region Biafra & Mid-Western nationalities, rigged all elections, refused a Sovereign National Conference, subverted justice, promoted criminality of sorts across the geospace Nigeria, and abused “Nigerians”. The problem of the Niger delta is not a development problem; It is a JUSTICE problem. The people need and demand their FREEDOM back
the people of the western world even africans living there are so ignorant apart from their government and their rich oil companies. BP wants to buy Shell or they want to join force. I pity for BP(British Petroleum), the way people hate Shell in africa, the arab world because the way they take oil by using the government against its own people.
omg this is the most pollution I have ever witnessed, is beyond the crime.
all the corrupt ppl in the goverments will alll go to hell.. they have no souls.. killing young children for wealth
@chukwumaofuokwu AMEN!!!!
That’s been my point all along! However when people chat rubbish about my country/people my natural instinct is to counter attack,hence this tirade! But my brother you are right! If only those Nigerian haters could have your mindset,things like this wouldn’t be an issue!
PEACE!
@vixxy02 enough of this talk, Men dnt talk this way. There re no congolese, there re no Nigerians ,theree re No Igbos . we re all African First lets not create division within ourselves.
at end of the day its the governements that dictate what happens in their country, no matter who is elected in nigeria they will be corrupt
@Nnfefe HAHAHA! NICE TRY GORILLA! BUT IT DIDN’T WORK!
NOW PLEASE WE ARE DYING TO KNOW,WHY ARE YOU SO ASHAMED TO BE CONGOLESE?
WHAT’S WRONG WITH CONGO THAT YOU DENY BEING FROM THERE?
WHY ARE YOU SUCH A COWARD TO RUN AWAY INSTEAD OF FIGHTING FOR YOUR COUNTRY?
IT TOOK A TUTSI FROM YOUR ENEMY RWANDA TO CAPTURE YOUR REBEL LEADER,AND YOU’RE HERE RUNNING YOUR MOUTH!
RWANDAN SOLDIERS ARE TAKING OVER YOUR COUNTRY AND YOU ARE HERE LOL!
THEY’D BE BETTER RULING CONGO,MAYBE THEY’LL CIVILIZE YOU SAVAGES!
@vixxy02 So you are the one trying to claim Igbo by a fictitious grandmother
FILTHY PIECE OF CONGOLESE SHIT!
BLOODY COWARD,RUNNING AWAY FROM THE FRONT LINE!
TOO ASHAMED TO ADMIT BEING CONGOLESE!
WILL NEVER COMMENT ON A CONGOLESE PAGE BECAUSE OF SHAME!
WAR CRIMINAL!
CHILD RAPIST!
MURDERER!
SON OF SATAN!
ENEMY OF PROGRESS!
NO HOPER!
LINGALA SPEAKING BASTARD!
BLEACHED TOAD!
HOMOSEXUAL!
EYEN AKPARA!
So you are the one trying to claim Igbo by a fabricated grandmother
@Nnfefe BECAUSE MY GRANDMOTHER SPEAKS IGBO MUST I SPEAK IT?ARE YOU FIGHTING THE REBELS IN CONGO LIKE A REAL MAN,OR ARE YOU TRYING TO CLAIM ANOTHER ETHNICITY?VOLEUR!
Do you speak Igbo?
IDIOT! ARE YOU IGBO?CONGOLESE THIEF! AS IF ANY NIGERIAN WOULD EVER CLAIM CONGO!!!
@Nnfefe MY GRANDMOTHER IS,SO YES I HAVE IGBO BLOOD! SO CAN CLAIM PART OF MY ANCESTRY IF I CHOOSE!
A CONGOLESE GORILLA LIKE YOU HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH NIGERIA,IGBOS OR WEST AFRICA SO FUCK OFF BACK TO YOUR GORILLA JUNGLE AND LEAVE US IN PEACE!!