Odioma

Odioama
Odioama; Ibeawo
	Odioama Location in Nigeria
	Coordinates: 4°20′N 6°26′E
Country	Nigeria
State	Bayelsa State

Odioama is a village located in Brass Local Government Area Bayelsa State, Nigeria, in an area where oil was found by Shell Nigeria. It was largely destroyed in February 2005, when soldiers burned buildings, killed perhaps 17 villagers and raped women, ostensibly in revenge for previous killings by local rebels.[1] The underlying cause was apparently a dispute by the nearby community of Nembe Bassambiri over who would receive payments from the oil extraction.[2]

References

"Chevron Nigeria – Death and Devastation by Gunboat". Amnesty International. Archived from the original on 2011-02-19. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
LYDIA POLGREEN (1 Jan 2006). Blood Flows With Oil in Poor Nigerian Villages. New York Times. ISBN 87-7876-177-8. Archived from the original on 6 October 2006. Retrieved 17 September 2010.

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[1] "Chevron Nigeria – Death and Devastation by Gunboat". Amnesty International. Archived from the original on 2011-02-19. Retrieved 2010-09-17.

[2] LYDIA POLGREEN (1 Jan 2006). Blood Flows With Oil in Poor Nigerian Villages. New York Times. ISBN 87-7876-177-8. Archived from the original on 6 October 2006. Retrieved 17 September 2010.