Odalonu, Boris HappyEronmhonsele, Job2016-12-202016-12-2020152015-08Odalonu, B.H. & Eronmhonsele, J. (2015). The Irony of Amnesty Programme: Incessant Oil Theft and Illegal Bunkering In the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria. International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention, 4(8), 9-18.2319-7722http://hdl.handle.net/10625/55956Due to copyright restrictions, this item cannot be sharedThe paper posits that the introduction of an amnesty programme (2009) led to reduction in militant activities in the Niger Delta but failed to impact oil theft. It examines connections between the Amnesty Programme and the upsurge of oil theft. Illegal oil bunkering is a booming business costing Nigeria about a tenth of its crude production daily. Oil and gas resources from the region provide 80 per cent of government revenue, 95 per cent of foreign exchange earnings and 96 per cent of export revenues. Despite this tremendous natural resource base, the Niger Delta region represents extremes of poverty and underdevelopment.application/pdfenAMNESTYPETROLEUM INDUSTRYENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATIONNIGERIACORRUPTIONORGANIZED CRIMEPEACEBUILDINGSOUTH OF SAHARAOIL INDUSTRYCRIMEJournal Article (peer-reviewed)