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Nigeria: After Decades of Unanswered Complaints, Akwa Ibom Communities Learn to Document Oil Pollution

Published by AllAfrica 10 November 2026 at 11:56
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[Premium Times] Nearly seven decades after Shell abandoned oil wells in their communities, residents of two Akwa Ibom LGAs are learning to gather evidence of pollution and strengthen their demands for accountability after years of unanswered complaints.

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