abiding, thorough critique of capitalism that Marx and Marxist literature embodied”. Sam and others quickly embraced the Marxist theories and would go on to identify themselves as marxists both while at school and following graduation. In Nigeria, following graduation there is a mandatory one year of military service that must be completed. While serving with the military, Sah Mbah met other young Nigerians with similar values and they began to organize and discuss Marx and his teachings. Eventually, they became aware of a newspaper in New York, ‘The Torch’, which exposed the young group to anarchism. During this time, the Soviet Union and communism in Europe began to collapse and as a result, socialism and communism were put into a crisis. As a result, the young leaders of the eventual Awareness League became increasingly charmed by anarchism. These young anarchists wanted a platform that would be able to have a lasting impact, and as a result, they formed the Awareness League. The intersection of young academics at this military led to an increase in the size and number of participants in the Awareness League that first began as a study group back in the mid 1980’s. This coupled with the collapse of Communism, and a strong interest in anarchism due to “The Torch’, and a lack of a clear ideology in the group, led to the official formation of the Awareness League. The members of the resulting Awareness League tended to be similar in background as Mbah. As noted in an interview with the group by Germany's Free Workers Union, “Our members are principally university and polytechnic lecturers, journalists, students, civil-service employees, and other activists of leftist persuasion”. These members formed the group under the categorization of a social libertarian organization committed to the ideals of revolutionary socialism and anarcho-syndicalism. Further, Sam Mbah noted that the group was also formed mostly in resistance to the military rule that dominated Nigeria during the time period. In the Awareness League constitution, the group outlines their purpose, objectives and organizational structure. It also speaks to the role that the current global capitalist system played in influencing their formation. The group notes that, “the imperative for sustained struggle against the forces of capitalism has never been greater”. Specifically, they write that the negative effects that come along with capitalism affect underdeveloped and third world countries more so than in other nations. Their critique of