Kerusuhan di Delta tersebut berpangkal dari kemiskinan dan kekecewaan atas kurangnya keuntungan bagi warga setempat dari industri yang telah mencemari air, udara dan tanah mereka, selama lima dasawarsa.
Violence in the delta is rooted in poverty and frustration at the lack of benefits for local people from an industry that has polluted their land, air and water for five decades.