"Sweet Crude", Oil in the Niger Delta-2/2

Free from Nigerian Military Custody, "Sweet Crude" Director Sandy Cioffi on Oil Politics in the Niger Delta
The Nigerian government, along with foreign oil companies, have reaped enormous profits over the years from the sale of oil and gas reserves, while the residents of the Niger Delta live in abject poverty. We speak to Sandy Cioffi, director of the the upcoming documentary Sweet Crude. She was recently arrested by the Nigerian military and held for a week before being released following international pressure. [includes rush transcript]

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[dj flava deejay flava]

OUR LEADERS MADE US POOR IN NIGERIA.bELIEVE ME NIGERIA SUPPOSE TO BE RICHER THAN AMERICA..

[NogStomper]

I finally fapped to this.

[kuroyoroki]

Who own this oil companies? SHELL, CHEVRON, BP, AGIP. They rule the world, no one government or people or media can stop them only the creator of heaven and earth God Almighty. Even in Scotland UK this oil people miss treat the people of Scotland. Then who is Nigeria govt or the Niger Delta people that can stop them? can you or your country stop or fight them and win? no. let mor oil spill happen in US, UK, UAE then we have a start

[travislangton]

I am disgusted by the treatment of the residents of the Niger

Delta...shame on you Shell...

[lolfroginahat]

solidarity to nigerian activists!

[tukoroa]

More grace to your elbow sandra, am an ijaw man a niger deltan currently living in the uk in my opinion there should be more niger delta states.