Nigerian oil pirates
The camp of №9 of movement for the emancipation of river the niger (MEND) is found in the depth of mangrove scaffolding, and it erroneously it would be possible to accept for the quiet fishing hamlet, if not machine guns and very strong [bugay], which confiscates telephones in the reporters. In the camp someone wanders in the worn camouflage clothing with the Kalashnikov automatic rifles and the reactive grenade launchers, someone watches old TV. During this period official cease fire “boys” are entertained, arranging between themselves boxer duels or [popivaya] beer.
1. Fighters under the management To [ateke] of Tom – the leader of motion MEND – will sail into the camp of №9- one of 11 camps, which are found under the management of leader in the mangrove scaffolding of river the niger. (Veronique de Of viguerie/Of getty Of images)
2. [Ateke] Tom – the leader of motion MEND – loves, when apprentices and even guests call its “[papochka]”. Central objective To [ateke] – to fight for the rights of the inhabitants of the delta of river the niger. (Veronique de Of viguerie/Of getty Of images)
3. Gold chain on the neck of the leader of motion MEND to Tom’s [Ateke]. (Veronique de Of viguerie/Of getty Of images)
The head of local village considers motion MEND “altogether only the heap of the pilferers, who are covered by noble aim, but in reality they want to fill pockets”. The same opinion adhere to other inhabitants of village. Safety level in the village was reduced because of the actions of fighters, but this did not bring positive changes. (Veronique de Of viguerie/Of getty Of images)
Since 2006 participants in the motion MEND stole foreign worker [neftevyshek]. However, no proposals or the solutions group fighters so advanced. The inhabitants of surrounding settlements say that this gradually is converted into the Civil War, where not one side can arrive at the solution of problem only because it does not know it. (Veronique de Of viguerie/Of getty Of images)
The fighters, which work under the beginning To [ateke] of Tom – the leader of motion MEND – go to the camp of №9- one of 11 camps, which manages [Ateke] Tom in the mangrove scaffolding of river the niger. (Veronique de Of viguerie/Of getty Of images)
The inhabitants of surrounding settlements say that the fighters simply do not can or, it is faster, do not want to find the solutions of problem. (Veronique de Of viguerie/Of getty Of images)
At the disposal of fighters – entire storage of weapon, including machine guns and grenade launchers. (Veronique de Of viguerie/Of getty Of images)
Small monkey on the arm of the fighter of motion MEND. (Veronique de Of viguerie/Of getty Of images)
One of the fighters, which work under the management of leader to Tom’s [Ateke], is forwarded for the camp of №9. (Veronique de Of viguerie/Of getty Of images)
[Ateke] Tom – the leader of motion MEND – loves so that it would be called “[papochka]”. (Veronique de Of viguerie/Of getty Of images
One of the fighters of motion MEND is trained in the camp of №9. (Veronique de Of viguerie/Of getty Of images)
Participants in the movement for the emancipation of river the niger. As asserts their leader [Ateke] Tom, they fight “for the fact that rightfully belongs to them”. (Veronique de Of viguerie/Of getty Of images)
King [Chukumela] To [nnam] of the Ob’ silt does not approve the oil companies (including “Total”, “Shell” and “Agip”), which contaminiate its possessions of oil productions, in this case without paying out the compensation of its people. (Veronique de Of viguerie/Of getty Of images)
In [Bolo] bay the inhabitants of village illegally pump over oil from the installations of company “Shell” and sell it on the Black Market. In the bay it is possible to find about 30-40 illegal oil refineries. (Veronique de Of viguerie/Of getty Of images)
The inhabitants of village described to reporters that this work brings to them about 1500 Euros during the day, that it is possible to count as present state in the country, where 70% of population live on the face of poverty. (Veronique de Of viguerie/Of getty Of images)
Man on the name of wooden plough deals with the fact that he reduces the local small firms with the potential clients, whom it searches for in the bars or on the Internet. He indicates that this brings to it “several thousand dollars per month”. (Veronique de Of viguerie/Of getty Of images)
“Servicing” – the practiced technology of oil production in the region. The inhabitants of village simply pour oil from [neftevyshek] or wells into the small boats. (Veronique de Of viguerie/Of getty Of images)
In [Bolo] the local population fights for that so that the company “Shell” would leave their territory. They got tired from the leakages of oil into the rivers and other pollution. (Veronique de Of viguerie/Of getty Of images)
Young person sends barrels with unrefined petroleum to the illegal plant. (Veronique de Of viguerie/Of getty Of images)
Tanker- tanker swims past the broken ship in the delta of the niger. (Veronique de Of viguerie/Of getty Of images)
In the shout the oil refinery ejects so many withdrawals, that the underwater earth are contaminated, and they cannot be used. This well of there is no time pure water is now flooded by oil. Man on the photo gathers oil in order to sell it on the Black Market. (Veronique de Of viguerie/Of getty Of images)
Pipes lie through the village of shout. Old pipes sometimes flow or explode. As a result one incident two months ago local houses simply burnt.
The state oil refinery in the shout contaminiates the adjacent villages, processing oil for such important companies as “Shell”, “Total”, “Elf” and others. In the theory the plant must be found, at least, in 3 km from the villages, but it is located much nearer.
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it is very challenge work but it try to stop this challenges.
Whew, I could’ve translated the original story better with my software. That was a tough read.