Description

The Scent of Crude Oil gives a new and refreshing slant on the lingering crises in the Niger Delta. Set in Esidi, an imaginary town close to Warri, the play recreates the horror and devastating consequences of bunkering, pipeline vandalism and hostage-taking. This play is not just about youth restiveness in the Niger Delta; it is a play that calls for reason in a season when indolence has crumbled the virtue of hard work. In The Scent of Crude Oil, one action dovetails into another in a quick successive manner; this is made all the more piquant by the author's shrewd use of language and depth of vision. The stale and fragrant smell of crude oil that perfumes the entire ambit of this play would surely hold any reader spellbound.