Factors

Data

Region

Delta of the Niger River directly on the Gulf of Guinea on the Atlantic Ocean in Nigeria

Space Area (km²)

70,000

Population

31 million people Technical Committee on the Niger Delta (2008: p. 102)

States

Bayelsa, Delta, Rivers, Ondo, Akwa-Ibom, Edo, Cross River, Abia and Imo states

Ethnic Groups

Over 40, including Ogoni, Ibibio, Okrika, Ikwerre, Kalabari.

Languages

Ijaw, Itsekiri, Central Delta, Edoid and Igboid

Revenue Source

Crude Oil and gas deposits

Major groups

Niger Delta People Volunteer Force (NDVF), Niger Delta Vigilante (NDV), Ijaw Youth Council (IJC), MOSOP