This study explores the myriad of reasons responsible for the role of the youth in violence in the Niger Delta region. Based on data drawn from primary studies of community youth groups in four oil-rich communities in Bayelsa and Rivers States and secondary sources, findings reveal that community youth revolt over socio-economic and political deprivation arising from oil exploitation and exploration by multinational oil corporations in collaboration with the Nigerian state. These deprivations and marginalization have transformed youth from merely engaging in community protests to militancy with deleterious consequences threatening the security of the region.
Estudos acadêmicos em desenvolvimento têm revelado que a penetração das Corporações Multinacionais na economia de países em desenvolvimento levaria a um crescimento econômico estável e coesão social. Porém, até o presente momento, porém, os resultados obtidos vêm mostrando um agravamento na desigualdade econômica e um aumento dos conflitos violentos. Essas miríades de problemas vêm trazendo preocupações sobre a relevância das Corporações Multinacionais de Petróleo (MNOCs) na economia política do Delta do Níger, a subordinação do papel do Estado aos interesses dessas Corporações e os efeitos da tripla aliança entre capital estrangeiro, capital nacional e Estado na região.
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