UN is one of world 's richest oil states ; people are among poorest in world . Nigerians agency : Hundreds of billions of dollars in oil profits squandered , stolen . Militant group MEND attacks oil pipelines , demands profits given to Nigerian people . Yet , there is no international outcry and rarely are the spills reported , even to most Nigerians . Nigeria : Niger Delta has had more than 6,000 spills ; more than 6,000 times more than Exxon Valdez .
UN is one of world 's richest oil states ; people are among poorest in world . Nigerians agency : Hundreds of billions of dollars in oil profits squandered , stolen . Militant group MEND attacks oil pipelines , demands profits given to Nigerian people . Nigeria : Niger Delta has had more than 6,000 spills ; more than 6,000 times more than Exxon Valdez .