Oil on Water Characters

Naman

1. Head priest 2. Seems to work with Militants 3. shows Zaq and Rufus a grave that is supposed to contain the white woman- it doesn't 4. Refuses to take oil money- tries to stay out of the conflict

Zaq

1. Famous journalist 2. Volunteered to look for white woman 3. alcoholic 4. Wrote a great story about prostitutes 5. Dying of a disease

The major

1. A member of the military (government) 2. Pours petrol on people's heads who he suspects of working with the militants 3. His daughter was raped as part of fraternity initiation 4. He shot one of the rapists in the groin and then broke all his limbs 5. Supposed to protect the oil field and keep money coming to the government 6. Ruthless-not protecting the people

Salomon

1. Isabel Floode's driver 2. Finds out his fiance is having a baby with the oil executive 3. helps his friends kidnap Isabel Floode 4. Eventually helps her escape when things get out of control.

Gloria

1. Nurse working with worshipers 2. Helps Zaq 3. Has an affair with Rufus 4. Becomes friends with Bouma 5. Released by the militants without harm

Boma

1. Rufus's sister 2. Her face is deformed by an oil accident caused by her father 3. her husband leaves her to fight with militants 4. Searches for brother and finds him with a group of worshipers 5. Stays with Worshipers

Isabel Floode

1. White wife of oil executive 2. Finds out her husband wants a divorce and is having a baby with one of his African workers 3. Agrees to be kidnapped to get back at her husband and help Salomon

The professor

1. head of one of the militant groups trying to get control of the oil for themselves and the people of Nigeria 2. Very short 3. Seen as a crazy man who will kill a man in cold blood 4. Doesn't harm the white woman (Isabel Floode) or the nurse Gloria- he says they don't rape people. 5. Supposedly trying to protect the environment from the oil companies. 6. blames government for escalating violence

Helon Habila

Author of Oil on Water

Rufus

Narrator of the story Journalist Volunteers to look for kidnapped white woman Sister's face burned in oil accident caused by their father Wrote an article about the accident, but it wasn't completely true Searching for a great story