▁three ▁protest ers ▁and ▁arrest ing ▁twenty - five ▁more . ▁ ▁Since ▁then , ▁local ▁ind igen ous ▁activity ▁against ▁commercial ▁oil ▁ref iner ies ▁and ▁pip elines ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁have ▁increased ▁in ▁frequency ▁and ▁milit ancy . ▁Rec ently ▁foreign ▁employees ▁of ▁Sh ell , ▁the ▁primary ▁corpor ation ▁operating ▁in ▁the ▁region , ▁were ▁taken ▁host age ▁by ▁out rag ed ▁local ▁people . ▁Such ▁activities ▁have ▁also ▁resulted ▁in ▁greater ▁government al ▁inter vention ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁and ▁the ▁mobil ization ▁of ▁the ▁Niger ian ▁army ▁and ▁State ▁Security ▁Service ▁into ▁the ▁region , ▁resulting ▁in ▁violence ▁and ▁human ▁rights ▁ab uses . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁a ▁bomb ▁expl oded ▁near ▁an ▁oil ▁ref in ery ▁in ▁the ▁Niger ▁D elta ▁region , ▁a ▁warning ▁against ▁Chinese ▁expansion ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁M END ▁stated : ▁" We ▁wish ▁to ▁warn ▁the ▁Chinese ▁government ▁and ▁its ▁oil ▁companies ▁to ▁ste er ▁well ▁clear ▁of ▁the ▁Niger ▁D elta . ▁The ▁Chinese ▁government , ▁by ▁invest ing ▁in ▁st olen ▁cru de , ▁places ▁its ▁citizens ▁in ▁our ▁line ▁of ▁fire ." ▁ ▁Government ▁and ▁private ▁initi atives ▁to ▁develop ▁the ▁Niger ▁D elta ▁region ▁have ▁been ▁introduced ▁recently . ▁These ▁include ▁the ▁Niger ▁D elta ▁Development ▁Commission ▁( ND DC ), ▁a ▁government ▁initi ative , ▁and ▁the ▁Development ▁In iti ative ▁( DE V IN ), ▁a ▁community ▁development ▁non - g overn ment al ▁organization ▁( NG O )