The Federal Government flagged off the remediation of contaminated sites in Ogoni Land in 2016. Pollution of soil by petroleum hydrocarbons in Ogoniland is extensive in land areas, sediments and swamp land. “The Federal Government flagged off the remediation of contaminated sites in Ogoni Land in 2016.“But since then, not much has been done in that direction. The fact that UNEP had done an environmental assessment of Ogoni land doesn’t mean Ogoni was the only troubled spot. The environmentalist said the connotation of the word clean up of Ogoni Land is wrong; it should be restoration instead of cleanup.

Source: The Guardian January 06, 2020 04:30 UTC