S/N

Civil society

Objectives/Grievances

Actions

Leaders

Period

1

Ijaw Youth Council (IYC)

Criticizes marginalization, ignores suppression

Demands compensation, development, resource control & federal restructuring

Made Kaiama Declaration; Extended violence with state security; Demandsoil companies to leave Ijawland, Confiscated oil facilities. Press releases

Collective leadership led by Isaac Osuaka

Ijaw 1999-2000

2

Ikwere Youth Movement (IYM)

Community and employment benefits from WILBROS oil company

Criticized the appointment of

OMPADEC chairman through press (1998). Occupied WILBROS in Chobaprotest at PH (October 1999)

Uche Okechukwu

Ikwerre 1998-2000

3

Isoko National Youth Movement (INYM)

Complaints of neglect, and degradation. Demand for equity and development.

Shut down of 5 oil flow stations in Isokoland in 1998-1999; Media reports; meeting with govt. officials

Fred Obe (president)

Isoko, Delta 1998-2000

4

Movement for the Survival of Izon Nationality (MOSIN)

Clamour for better deal with oil companies and government. Pursuesredressof neglect and

underdevelopment

Invasion, overriding; security and release of their president from detention at Govt. House, Yenagoa July 1998

Timi Ogoriba (president)

1998-2000

5

Niger Delta Oil Producing Communities (NDOPC)

Agitate against marginalization and

underdevelopment

Violent confrontations;

agreed to conflict resolution after meeting with Obasanjo on 3 Jan. 1999

Saturday Eregbene

(president)

Ijaw 1998-1999

6

Niger Delta Volunteer Force (NDVF)

Underdevelopment, lack of benefits from oile xploitation, and marginalization

Seizures of oil facilities and armed conflict with the state and Itsekiris.

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Ijaw 1998-2000

7

Bayelsa Youths Federation of

Nigeria (BYFN)

Neglect and Underdevelopment; Youth defense in encounters with the state

Press statements condemning state tyranny, militarisation

and human rights abuses

Nengi James

(President)

Ijaw 1999-2000

8

Movement for the Survival Itsekiri Ethnic Nationality (MOSIEN)

Seeks federal restructuring and resource control

News releases, meetings, actions in the Ijaw-Itsekiri conflict

P. Fregene

Itsekiri, Delta

1998-2000

9

Urhobo Youth Movement (UYOMO)

Environmental cleaning standards, growth, jobs and oil production partnership

Closure of oil production threats if demands are not met by Feb 1999

Ejabefio Ogodo

(deputy co-ordinator)

Urhobo Delta

1999-2000

10

Fed. Niger Delta Izon

Communities (FNDIC)

State repression criticism, call for ownership of capital, jobs, federal resolutions and growth

Violent meetings between Itsekiris and the state; oil seizures; threats against oil workers and foreigners to leave the region.

Fred Orubebe,

Daniel Ekpebide

Ijaw 1998-2000