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Environmental Protection In Nigeria: Two Decades After The Koko Incident, Dr. S. Gozie Ogbodo
Environmental Protection In Nigeria: Two Decades After The Koko Incident, Dr. S. Gozie Ogbodo
Annual Survey of International & Comparative Law
Prior to June 1988, Nigeria responded to most environmental problems on an ad hoc basis. The discovery of toxic waste dumped in Koko, at remote part of southern Nigeria, in June 1988, and the attendant media and public outcry prompted the government to react swiftly. Through diplomatic channels, the Nigerian government succeeded in getting the Italian government and the Italian company that was the culprit to lift the toxic waste out of the country. The Nigerian government followed this action by organizing an international workshop6 on the environment. The result was the formulation of a national policy on the environment. …