A colonel fighting for the government of this country during its civil war was nicknamed the "Black Scorpion."
A colonel fighting for the government of this country during its civil war was nicknamed the "Black Scorpion." During its time as a colony, this country's north was governed indirectly through the rule of local emirs. The exploitation of this country's Ogoni people by Royal Dutch Shell was opposed by activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, who was executed by this country's dictator Sani Abacha. This country's large Igbo population unsuccessfully seceded from it to form the breakaway republic of Biafra, which contained most of the oil in this country. For 10 points, name this most populous country in Africa, whose president Muhammadu Buhari faces a struggle in its north with Boko Haram.
A colonel fighting for the government of this country during its civil war was nicknamed the "Black Scorpion."
Federal Republic of Nigeria