Nigeria: No respite for people of Niger Delta

When oil began seeping from pipelines owned by Italian oil company Agip recently, Nigerian newspapers reported that the spill was caused by sabotage. "Oil spills have become a great environmental tragedy in Nigeria, polluting streams, farmlands, the air and destroying lives," said Nnimmo Bassey, head of Environmental Rights Action (ERA), which is affiliated with the international environmental group Friends of the Earth.