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Saro-Wiwa knew that he had to do something about the situation. So in nineteen ninety he helped form MOSOP: the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People.

This non violent group called for political control of Ogoni affairs by Ogoni people. It stated their rights to protect their environment.

The group performed peaceful protests against the oil companies. In particular, people protested against the main company "Shell."

Shell resisted the protests. The Mobile Police Force in Nigeria also intervened.

Homes were destroyed. People were killed. MOSOP appealed to the international community for help.

In July 1992, Saro-Wiwa spoke to the United Nations Working Group on Indigenous Peoples in Geneva;