No pay, no peace

Political settlement and post-amnesty violence in the Niger Delta, Nigeria

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2308334
AutoresSurulola James Eke (University of Benin), Surulola Eke (0000-0001-7693-8212, autor de correspondencia)
Año2015
Volumen50
Número6
Páginas750-764
Fecha de publicación2015-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Asian and African Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0021-9096 • E-ISSN: 1745-2538
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0021909614541085
OpenAlexW2022665954
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas9
Referencias citadas8

The peace accord between the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Niger Delta (ND) militants, within the framework of the 2009 amnesty programme, immediately yielded positive results. Daily oil production, which had drastically declined to an all time low of 1.4 million barrels, soon shot up to 2.2 million barrels as the deal restored relative calm in the region. In recent times, however, the seeming peace in the region has disappeared, to the consternation of those who had touted a DDR approach to the conflict in Nigeria's oil 'republic'. Kidnapping, for ransom in the region, shifted from high profile abduction to anyone in society that can offer a price. More than any other explanation, this article locates the resurgence of violence in the region in the fault lines of the DDR programme implemented in 2009. The author contends that the deal was a 'cash for peace' programme cloaked in 'amnesty'; which has inadvertently created a violence appeal for those who seek a slice of the so-called 'national cake

Amnesty · Appeal · Delta · Development economics · Economics · Government (linguistics · Niger delta · Payment · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Ransom · Settlement (finance · Sociology · Terrorism · Engineering · Natural Resources and Economic Development · Oil, Gas, and Environmental Issues · Law