Nigeria: Nigeria Looks for Oil on Boko Haram’s Home Turf—and Pays the Price

Jul 28, 2017 | Robbie Corey-Boulet, World Politics Review
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Last week, AFP reported on Nigeria’s search for oil in the country’s northeast, the home base of the Boko Haram insurgency. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation described the effort, which is being aided by Chinese technical expertise, as a priority for the country. But analysts warned of the security implications, noting that any discoveries could create potential new targets for an insurgency that is still very much active.