Militants can't get their hands on black Gold so they settle fo White Gold

But the kidnappers collect ransom after kidnapping, so where does freedom fighting end and where does criminality begin?

http://www.saharareporters.com/www/interview/detail/?id=46

The Niger Delta Militants have struggled for a share of the Black Gold. It is evident that it is not the people of the Niger Delta that they are fighting for, but for themselves and their own pockets. That is why they persist on Kidnapping, even after the vast majority of the militants vowed to cease fire.

White Gold is Big Business.

Niger Delta Militants like Asari Dokubo live lavish lifestyles. They drive their 2007 model SUVs, in the 1945 Roads of the Niger Delta.

They Smoke their Cuban Cigars in the Mangrove forests of the Niger Delta, and count their Naira in the chaotic region of the Niger Delta.

Regardless of how bad the Government may have neglected the Region, there is no doubt that the Militants are benefiting from the instability in the region.

Why should they give up their arms, and return to being penniless, when they can engage themselves in the lucrative [size=16pt]"White Gold"[/size] Business


The Truth is Kidnapping White people sells.

Some White Gold that the Militants Extracted.
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White Gold
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Black Gold is extracted using Million dollar drilling equipment and then refined.

White Gold is extracted using AK 47s and a assurance that the White Gold will be destroyed if demands aren't met.