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THE IMPACT OF OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION IN NIGER DELTA: A NEED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY AND SUSTAINABILITY IN KOLMANI, NIGERIA

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  • M.B. Azi Geography Department, Aminu Saleh College of Education Azare, Nigeria
  • W. W Pius Geography Department, Aminu Saleh College of Education Azare, Nigeria
  • B. Sule Geography Department, Aminu Saleh College of Education Azare, Nigeria
  • N. A. Gbemileke Department of Geography, Nigerian Defense Academy Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria
  • A, M Bala Geography Department, Aminu Saleh College of Education Azare, Nigeria
  • B. D. Haruna Geography Department, Aminu Saleh College of Education Azare, Nigeria
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52417/ajhse.v4i1.397
Keywords: Environmental Safety, Kolmani, Niger Delta, Need, Oil and Gas Extraction, Sustainability

Abstract

Oil and gas extraction generates economic benefits, which leads to jubilation among the people of Kolmani. However, the lack of awareness regarding the detrimental environmental consequences of unsustainable oil and gas extraction renders this jubilation worthless. It is on this drawback that this review paper presents experiences of the environmentally unsustainable impact of oil and gas extractions pictorially, in order to build a sense of environmental safety, consciousness, and a desire for a sustainable environment. To achieve this, experiences of the Niger Delta expressed through militancy where militants attacked oil and gas installations, a response to the feelings of being exploited and demanded a share of the revenue, kidnapping, and hostage-taking, a tactic in getting the government to address their grievances, secure release of detained members and for ransom, vandalization of oil and gas installations a consistent strategy used to command government attention, oil bunkering an illegally siphoning oil from the pipelines, loss of livelihood sources affecting the social and economic lives of the people, the degraded environment which posed health risks and reduced biodiversity, and water pollution which contaminate the drinking water and harmed the aquatic life were reviewed and presented pictorially. It is therefore concluded that environmental safety and sustainability are essential for present and future generations and recommend ways to protect the environment from oil and gas activities, such as community awareness, conflict resolution, regulatory enforcement, and environmental impact assessment.

 

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Published
2023-06-29
How to Cite
Azi, M., Pius, W. W., Sule, B., Gbemileke, N. A., Bala, A. M., & Haruna, B. D. (2023). THE IMPACT OF OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION IN NIGER DELTA: A NEED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY AND SUSTAINABILITY IN KOLMANI, NIGERIA. African Journal of Health, Safety and Environment, 4(1), 81-100. https://doi.org/10.52417/ajhse.v4i1.397
Issue
Vol 4 No 1 (2023): AJHSE Maiden International Conference - Special Edition 2023
Section
Articles

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