Question

Statement 1: Corruption and suppression of human rights went hand in hand during the period of civil war in Nigeria.
Statement 2: Civil war saw a collaboration between the military regime and multinational oil corporations which funded the corrupt rulers.

• A. Statement 1 is correct but statement 2 is incorrect.
• B. Both statements 1 and 2 are incorrect.
• C. Statement 1 is incorrect but statement 2 is correct.
• D. Both statements 1 and 2 are correct.

Answer 1

The correct option is D Both statements 1 and 2 are correct.

Several attempts to form a stable democratic government were undertaken during the Nigerian civil war. But the regional differences and corruption among politicians, who had been collaborating with the oil corporations made it harder to run the government effectively. After oil was discovered in Nigeria, multinational oil extraction companies acquired rights for drilling the oil. The Dutch Shell Company led these companies. These companies secretly shared their profits with military rulers, and common people did not benefit from Nigeria’s natural riches.