| ID | 161528 |
| Title Proper | Flying and bombing: the contributions of air power to security and crisis management in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Oyewole, Samuel |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | There is a growing resort to air power in Nigeria’s military and security engagements in the oil producing region of Niger Delta. However, most literatures on security engagements in the region overlook air power, or reduce it to unnecessary flying and indiscriminate bombing of civilians. Air power plays a considerable role in surveillance and coercion against the menace of kidnapping, sabotage, oil theft and illegal oil refining, militancy, and armed robbery against ships in the Niger Delta and associated piracy off the coasts of Nigeria, its neighbours and the Gulf of Guinea. It is also involved in strategic transportation, search and rescue/relieve of endangered civilians (e.g. hostages) and to an extent victims of natural disasters (e.g. floods). This article seeks to examine the threats to security in Nigeria’s Niger Delta, and the relevance of air power in the arrangement of security responses and disaster management in the region. |
| `In' analytical Note | Defence Studies Vol. 18, No.4; Dec 2018: p.514-537 |
| Journal Source | Defence Studies Vol: 18 No 4 |
| Key Words | Air Force ; Oil Politics ; Security ; Military ; Nigeria ; Militancy ; Niger Delta ; Air Power ; Crisis Management |