Ojobo Community is located in Ekeremo Local Government Area of Delta State and play host to Shells Beniside Flow Station. |
Ojobo Community is located in Ekeremo Local Government Area of Delta State and play host to Shells Beniside Flow Station. |
Name of conflict: | Oil Spill at Ojobo Community, Nigeria |
Country: | Nigeria |
State or province: | Delta State |
Location of conflict: | Ojobo Community, Ekeremo Local Government Area. |
Accuracy of location | HIGH (Local level) |
Type of conflict. 1st level: | Fossil Fuels and Climate Justice/Energy |
Type of conflict. 2nd level: | Oil and gas exploration and extraction Pollution related to transport (spills, dust, emissions) |
Specific commodities: | Crude oil |
Project details | |
Type of population | Rural |
Start of the conflict: | 2001 |
Company names or state enterprises: | Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) from Nigeria Royal Dutch Shell (Shell) from Netherlands |
Relevant government actors: | Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation |
Environmental justice organizations (and other supporters) and their websites, if available: | Environmental Rights Action |
Intensity | Unknown |
Reaction stage | Unknown |
Groups mobilizing: | Farmers Indigenous groups or traditional communities Trade unions Fisher people |
Forms of mobilization: | Development of alternative proposals Official complaint letters and petitions |
Environmental Impacts | Visible: Biodiversity loss (wildlife, agro-diversity), Floods (river, coastal, mudflow), Food insecurity (crop damage), Loss of landscape/aesthetic degradation, Soil erosion, Oil spills Potential: Waste overflow, Deforestation and loss of vegetation cover, Groundwater pollution or depletion, Large-scale disturbance of hydro and geological systems |
Health Impacts | Potential: Exposure to unknown or uncertain complex risks (radiation, etc…) |
Socio-economical Impacts | Visible: Lack of work security, labour absenteeism, firings, unemployment, Land dispossession, Loss of landscape/sense of place Potential: Displacement, Loss of livelihood, Loss of traditional knowledge/practices/cultures |
Project Status | Unknown |
Conflict outcome / response: | Under negotiation |
Proposal and development of alternatives: | SPDC should clean up the various spills and rehabilitate the Ojobo environment. |
Do you consider this an environmental justice success? Was environmental justice served?: | Not Sure |
Briefly explain: | No proper clean up was done, there was no form of compensation. Although some food items were sent to the community, they were neither timely nor sufficient |
References to published books, academic articles, movies or published documentaries |
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Contributor: | Godwin Uyi Ojo |
Last update | 18/08/2019 |
Conflict ID: | 566 |