NIGERIA UPDATE:

Kidnapping in the Niger River Delta has become the second largest source of income (after stealing oil) for political and criminal gangs. But the government cannot afford to lose control of the oil production, and is just sending more troops and police to the region, to try and keep the criminal activity under control. So far, the criminals are winning.

I think you see this any time there’s oil wealth and a weak government. I suspect that Venezuela will look this way after Chavez craters.