🇳🇬 Nigeria 2h ago · Bassey Willie

11 years after: How clean is Ogoni?

Daily Trust Nigeria
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The discovery of oil in Ogoniland many say ought to have brought good fortunes to the area and its people, instead, the story of the community and its inhabitants is that of untold hardship, deprivation and environmental pollution.
Weekend Trust gathered that while oil exploration and production in the Niger Delta began in the late 1950s, operations were suspended in Ogoniland in the early 1990s due to disruptions from local public unrest. 
The oilfields and installations largely remained dorman

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