Enormous Oil Profits and Abject Poverty in Nigeria 1/2

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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.

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News & Politics

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• OIL
• PROFITS
• NIGERIA
• POVERTY
• AFRICA
• Documentary
• Commentary
• Analysis

[tech4156]

that guy at 2:01 is fuckin pissed off

[sexymalcom1970]

@calhountubs1 its got nothing to do with white people its all about corrupt politicians, traitors, tribalistic thieves, and greedy western capitalists who feel they can exploit natives of their resources. I dont like violence, im indifferent, its natural

[calhountubs1]

@sexymalcom1970 I like violence too. I like you. Mama say whitey gone crazy in Africa.

[sexymalcom1970]

@calhountubs1 please dont misunderstand my comments. The west is an enemy of africans always has always will. What im implying is soon the masses in africa will wake up and demand a revolution of ideas and probable violence. The west should play a proactive sensible fair part in the continent to avoid these revolutions which benefit noone

[calhountubs1]

@sexymalcom1970 I agrree whitch you. Niggas need to go crazy. You my hero. Mama like you.

[savannahblk]

Its no secret they love exploiting the problems of african/black governments and nations. Once nigeria gets rid of those corrupt leaders and system, it will bloom like the other countries that discovered oil. good luck nigeria.

[humanxpress]

The people of Niger Delta SHOULD seek for a seperate homeland. They are so impoverished and poor while the Nigerian oil wealth is used to build Lagos and Abuja at the detriment of the people whose land the oil is extracted. Oil wells will someday dry up.....the west is aggressively looking for alternative energy and they are not too far from finding it. Declare a sovereign nation and put an end to this sham union called Nigeria that was unilaterally put together by the imperialistic Britain.