Remember Biafra?

International News Article | Reuters.com:

"Militants in the oil-producing Niger Delta have waged a three-month campaign of attacks and kidnappings, which has cut exports and driven up world oil prices. One of their demands is greater control over their region and its resources."

Religious and tribal animosities are fueling a crisis in Nigeria that shows no signs of improving anytime soon. The article mentions that the unrest is already suppressing oil production in the SE section of the country that was called Biafra during its abortive war for independence a generation ago. A full-scale civil war could knock out Nigerian oil production with serious effects on world prices.