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Blood and Oil: The Ongoing Battle for the Niger Delta

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james_barnett
Research Fellow
A Nigerian soldier on the back of a gun boat surveys a creek for illegal oil refineries during a patrole on April 19, 2017, in the Niger Delta region near the city of Warri. (Stefan Heunis/AFP via Getty Images)
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A Nigerian soldier on the back of a gun boat surveys a creek for illegal oil refineries during a patrole on April 19, 2017, in the Niger Delta region near the city of Warri. (Stefan Heunis/AFP via Getty Images)

James Barnett talks about the underground oil industry, militia turf wars, and cult domination in the Niger Delta region on Popular Front.