Nigeria Violence

Since military rule ended in Nigeria in 1999, at least 14,000 people have been killed in sporadic outbursts of violence across the country and hundreds of thousands have been displaced.
Population 134.4 million
70 percent of population live on less than $1 a day
World's eighth-largest oil exporter
High risk of unrest ahead of 2007 elections

For more information please visit this link:
http://www.alertnet.org/db/crisisprofiles/NG_VIO.htm?v=at_a_glance
http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGAFR440222005
http://www.nigeriabusinessinfo.com/nigerian-oil.htm
http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=70126