oko , ▁has ▁been ▁d orm ant ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁de cade . ▁Inform al ▁activities ▁domin ate ▁economic ▁activities ▁alongside ▁agricult ure . ▁M ining ▁of ▁the ▁rivers ▁for ▁sand ▁is ▁a ▁new ▁activity . ▁Tour ism ▁is ▁not ▁developed ▁and ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁complete ▁absence ▁of ▁tour ism ▁infrastr ucture ▁such ▁as ▁hot els ▁in ▁the ▁two ▁L G As . ▁O il ▁and ▁gas ▁are ▁found ▁in ▁many ▁parts ▁of ▁Et che . ▁Um ue chem ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁place , ▁after ▁O lo ib iri , ▁where ▁oil ▁was ▁found ▁in ▁commercial ▁quantities ▁in ▁Niger ia . ▁Sh ell ▁Pet role um ▁Development ▁Company , ▁the ▁dominant ▁oil ▁operator ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁since ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁has ▁only ▁fund ed ▁a ▁largely ▁in effect ive ▁and ▁in efficient ▁c ass ava ▁processing ▁mill ▁at ▁Um ue bul u , ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁it ▁attempted ▁al beit ▁ab ys m ally ▁to ▁provide ▁training ▁to ▁local ▁women ▁in ▁operation ▁and ▁management ▁of ▁the ▁mill . ▁Pal m ▁oil ▁production ▁by ▁small hold ers ▁is ▁a ▁significant ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁economy . ▁ ▁Political ▁un rest ▁Et che ▁and ▁Om uma ▁L G As ▁are ▁histor icial ly ▁among ▁the ▁most ▁pe ac ful ▁areas ▁of ▁Niger ia . ▁The ▁two ▁milit ia ▁groups ▁De y Well ▁and ▁De y G b am ▁mostly ▁energ ized ▁and ▁enabled ▁by ▁local ▁polit icians ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁have ▁ra ined ▁terror ▁-