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Warri South West has an estimated land area of 1,722 km 2 (665 sq mi) and a population of 116,681 from the census of 2006 but this population has grown since then. [1] The British Map of Eastern Nigeria, 1958. The local government majorly constitutes the Itsekiri people, and a minority group, the Ijaw people, who border it in the east.
- I. Summary
- II. Background
- III. Violence in 2003
- IV. The Elections in Deltastate
- V. Illegal Oil Bunkering
- VI. Security Forces
- VII. Small Arms
- VIII. Conclusion
- IX. Recommendations
- Acknowledgments
Conflict in Nigeria'sDeltaState during 2003 has led to the killingof hundreds of people, the displacement of thousands, and the destruction ofhundreds of properties.Among the deadare probably dozens killed by the security forces.Although the violence has both ethnic andpolitical dimensions, it is essentially a fight over money.In Nigeria, control o...
Since before Nigeria's independence in 1960 there have beentensions surrounding the arrangements for the government of the regionsurrounding Warri, the second most important oil town in Nigeria after Port Harcourt.Warriitself, the largest town (though not the capital) of DeltaState,is claimed as their homeland by three ethnic groups: the Itsekiri, ...
The latest round ofviolence began in early 2003, during the lead up to state and federal electionsheld in April and May (local government elections have still not been heldanywhere in Nigeriasince 1999).On the weekend of January31 / February 1, there was fighting in the Okere district of Warri town betweenItsekiris and Urhobos, during primaries bei...
DeltaState produces approximately 40 percent of Nigeria's oil.According to Nigeria's1999 constitution, 13 percent of federal revenue from natural resources isreturned to the state from which it came, on a "derivation" basis.DeltaState is thus the richeststate in the Nigerian federation, and control of its government structures amajor prize both for...
Under the Nigerian constitution, all minerals, oil and gasin Nigeriabelong to the federal government. Oil extraction outside the framework of anagreement with the federal government is illegal, as is the possession of crudeoil by anyone not licensed to do so; specific crimes have also been createdrelating to damage to oil installations (including f...
Several hundred soldiersand sailors are permanently deployed to DeltaState,operating out of the David Ejoor Barracks, Effurun, and Warri Naval Base.One of their primary duties is to protect oilinstallations, regarded by the Nigerian government as a national securitypriority.Following the clash onMarch 12 that sparked the worst violence in 2003, the...
The militia groups operating in DeltaState-Ijaw,Itsekiri, and Urhobo-are well armed. Among the weapons in use are fully andsemi-automatic rifles, shotguns, machine guns, and shoulder-fired rockets(known as "bazookas"); as well as more traditional weapons such as fishingspears and cutlasses used for agriculture.These weapons are readily available fo...
The Warri crisis is in many regards a classic example of a"resource war."Many of those on theground on all sides claim that it is indeed a war; and the level of weaponrydeployed by the various militant groups does indeed indicate a dangerousescalation in the violence. The solutions to the crisis must therefore addressthe equitable distribution and ...
To the Nigerian Federal and DeltaStateGovernments
Identify and rapidly bring to justice, inaccordance with international standards, those responsible for organizing theviolence in DeltaState, as well as thosewho carried out the killings.Launchthorough, prompt and impartial investigations into the conduct of the securityforces during the violence of 2003 and the previous outbreaks of violence inDelta State, in particular into the allegations of security force bias andmisconduct made by either side, make public the results of this investigatio...
To foreign governments, intergovernmentalorganizations, and the oil companies
Urge the Nigerian government at state andfederal level to seek a peaceful resolution to the political issues raised bythe various parties to the Warri crisis and to ensure that all Nigeriansreceive equal protection of the law. Urge Nigerian government and security forceofficials to ensure that members of the security forces deployed to quellviolence in any future incidents of unrest refrain from excessive use of force,extrajudicial executions, and other human rights violations. Fund thorough...
This reportwas written by Bronwen Manby, deputy director of the Africa Division of HumanRights Watch. It was edited by Iain Levine, program director of Human RightsWatch, and reviewed by Arvind Ganesan, director of the Business and HumanRights Program and Lisa Misol, researcher in the Arms Division. FlorianeBegasse and Jeff Scott, associates in the...
The first major outbreak of violence in the Warri area in recent years was in March 1997, and centered on the creation, by the then military regime, of a new local government area, Warri South ...
Nigeria, West Africa, colonial administration, ethnicity, politics, taxation, violence. Warri, a historic port town in the western Niger Delta, is now the capital city of Delta State in Southern Nigeria. In March 1997, the military government of Nigeria, under General Sani Abacha, decided to relocate the headquarters of the Warri South Local
See also, “The Situation in Warri, March 13-19, 2003” and “Warri Crisis Update: March 20-26, 2003,” Institute for Democracy in South Africa (IDASA), Abuja, March 2003.
Sep 7, 2016 · rical Flashpoint: Rising Tensions in Delta StateBriefing: September 2016The current tensions in Delta state between the Ijaw, Urhobo and Itsekiri communities can be traced back to th. late 1990s and early 2000s, during the period marked by the Warri Crisis. During that time, disputes over land, natural resource revenues, and political re.
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