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ABUJA \u2013 (AFP) \u2013 Decades of oil pollution in Nigeria\u2019s Ogoniland region may require the world\u2019s biggest ever cleanup, a UN agency said Thursday as it released a landmark report on the issue.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe environmental restoration of Ogoniland could prove to be the world\u2019s most wide-ranging and long term oil clean-up exercise ever undertaken if contaminated drinking water, land, creeks and important ecosystems such as mangroves are to be brought back to full, productive health,\u201d the UN Environment Programme said in a statement.<\/p>\n

The study of the effects of pollution in Ogoniland, part of the Niger Delta, the country\u2019s main oil-producing region, follows a two-year assessment by the United Nations Environment Programme.<\/p>\n

Its report marks the first major attempt to scientifically document the effects of oil pollution in the region of mainly farmers and fishermen, which activists say has been devastated by spills.<\/p>\n

UNEP called the assessment \u201cunprecedented.\u201d<\/p>\n

The report documents major health risks in the region of Africa\u2019s largest oil producer.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn at least 10 Ogoni communities where drinking water is contaminated with high levels of hydrocarbons, public health is seriously threatened,\u201d the UNEP statement said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn one community, at Nisisioken Ogale, in western Ogoniland, families are drinking water from wells that is contaminated with benzene \u2013 a known carcinogen \u2013 at levels over 900 times above World Health Organization guidelines.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe site is close to a Nigerian National Petroleum Company pipeline.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ogoniland was the native region of Ken Saro-Wiwa, the renowned environmental activist who was executed by the then-military government in 1995 after what was widely considered a show trial, drawing global condemnation.<\/p>\n

His activism and execution drew the world\u2019s attention to Ogoniland.<\/p>\n

Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell, Nigeria\u2019s oldest and historically its largest operator, was forced to leave Ogoniland in 1993 following community unrest sparked by poverty and allegations of environmental neglect.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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ABUJA \u2013 (AFP) \u2013 Decades of oil pollution in Nigeria\u2019s Ogoniland region may require the world\u2019s biggest ever cleanup, a UN agency said Thursday as it released a landmark report on the issue. \u201cThe environmental restoration of Ogoniland could prove to be the world\u2019s most wide-ranging and long term oil clean-up exercise ever undertaken if contaminated drinking water, land, creeks and important ecosystems such as mangroves are to be brought back to full, productive health,\u201d the UN Environment Programme said in a statement. The study of the effects of pollution in Ogoniland, part of the Niger Delta, the country\u2019s main oil-producing region, follows a two-year assessment by the United Nations Environment Programme. Its report marks the first major attempt to scientifically document the effects of oil pollution in the region of mainly farmers and fishermen, which activists say has been devastated by spills. UNEP called the assessment \u201cunprecedented.\u201d The report documents major health risks in the region of Africa\u2019s largest oil producer. \u201cIn at least 10 Ogoni communities where drinking water is contaminated with high levels of hydrocarbons, public health is seriously threatened,\u201d the UNEP statement said. \u201cIn one community, at Nisisioken Ogale, in western Ogoniland, families are drinking water from wells that is contaminated with benzene \u2013 a known carcinogen \u2013 at levels over 900 times above World Health Organization guidelines. \u201cThe site is close to a Nigerian National Petroleum Company pipeline.\u201d Ogoniland was the native region of Ken Saro-Wiwa, the renowned environmental activist who was executed by the then-military government in 1995 after what was widely considered a show trial, drawing global condemnation. His activism and execution drew the world\u2019s attention to Ogoniland. Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell, Nigeria\u2019s oldest and historically its largest operator, was forced to leave Ogoniland in 1993 following community unrest sparked by poverty and allegations of environmental neglect. Comments are moderated. 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