A bus of football fans on their way to a game in southern Nigeria were ambused by a group of gunmen. At least six of the fans were killed and some are still in the hospital. The excecution-style murders were said to be revenge from a previous nightclub shooting. Bayelsa and Delta, where this occured, is a common place for shootings. Criminal gangs and militant groups frequently raid vehicles to hold people for ransom. Hundreds of people have been victims of "cult" violence such as this. Around election time, politicians are even known to pay campus gangs to commit crimes to other competitors. These violent ambushes have forced international companies out of this gas and oil-rich region for their safefty.
This article relates to what we have been learning in class such as political violence, civil society, and the economy. Gangs that concentrate in Nigeria create violent attacks on one another for retaliation. Political figures contribute to this violence by supporting campus gangs. Because there is so much violence among the Niger Delta, it cuts into the level of economy. Nigeria could be profiting much more in their oil and gas industry, but because of all the violence, foreign companies have to remove staff and cut back their operations for safety precautions.
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