Nigeria

Cynthia Whyte

Spokesperson for the Joint Revolutionary Council (JRC)

Commentary: As spokesperson for the Joint Revolutionary Council, an umbrella organisation of militant groups, Cynthia Whyte has become the unseen but very public voice of militancy in the Delta. She is the most intransigent militant voice since John Gbomo. Like him, she communicates mostly by email, sending out missives lambasting everyone from government officials, to oil companies, to peace activists, to NGOs, and even other militants.