Man’s greed for gold
and material wealth is eternal. This vice existed even in the prehistoric days
and there is yet no indication that it will vanish into thin air pretty soon. The
continent of Africa, precisely the Niger Delta region has been experiencing
such a bitter struggle since the early 1990s. The cause of this barbaric
conflict is not hard to decipher. The region has vast deposits of natural oil
and gas. The ethnic tribes of the region are accusing the oil companies – most
of which if not all are of foreign origin – of plundering the natural wealth of
the zone. The severe economic exploitation has left hundreds and thousands
dead. Even a greater number of the ethnic population has been compelled to
abandon their ancestral homeland. The traditional vocation of farming is not
practiced any more amid such organized brutality going over incessantly, almost
every moment.
On the other hand, the
local community is being categorically deprived from enjoying the economic
benefits. In this situation, an assortment of Niger Delta conflict books is steadily gaining prominence across the educated
masses all over the globe. The variety of literature depicts the crude
circumstance the region and its people are facing. Had these books not existed,
the barbaric activities resulting from greed and avarice would have never been
known to the outside world.
