Nigeria goes after illegal oil refineries to curb pollution
Inside her house in the Rivers state city of Port Harcourt, Ekang has noticed that the black soot gathering on her floor is getting heavier. She and other residents blame this on illegal, makeshift oil refineries scattered across the Niger Delta.
Samuel Nwanosike, the chairperson of Ikwerre local government area in Port Harcourt, said 128 of 142 illegal refining sites identified by authorities in the area had been destroyed since the crackdown started last month.We will continue to destroy them until all illegal refining sites in our communities are destroyed completely.
The hazardous process adds another layer of pollution in a region that has endured oil spills for decades and destroyed farmlands, creeks and lagoons.Only last week, an oil vessel storing up to 60 000 barrels of crude exploded offshore in Nigeria, spilling more oil.
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