Aba River (Nigeria)
| Aba River | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Labarin ƙasa | |
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| Tsarin Daidaiton Labarin Kasa | 4°49′23″N 7°29′27″E / 4.8231°N 7.4908°E |
| Kasa | Najeriya |
| Territory | Jihar Abiya da Jahar Cross River |
River source (en)  | Osisioma Ngwa |
| River mouth (en) | Kogin Imo |
Kogin Aba Kogi ne a kudancin Najeriya. Yana bi ta birnin Aba, Nigeria. Tashar ruwa ce ta kogin Imo. Ruwan ruwa yana cikin Okpu-Umuobo a cikin heartland Ngwa zuwa cikin garin Aba.[1] Wannan kogin Aba kuma ana kiransa da Waterside.[2]
An yi watsi da kogin duk da keɓantacce da mahimmancinsa. Ayyukan yashi na cikin gida waɗanda ke samar da yashi mai kaifi don ayyukan gini sun sa kogin ya gudana.[3]
Gurbacewa
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]Kogin Aba ya shafe shekaru yana fuskantar gurbacewar yanayi daban-daban daga Multinationals, da manoman Shanu, da mazauna yankunan makwabta. Mazauna yankin wadanda da yawa daga cikinsu a baya sun yi amfani da albarkatun kogin, sun bayyana cewa kogin na cike da ruwa da kuma samar da ruwan sha da sauran abubuwan amfani a cikin gida ga al’ummar al’ummar da ke gabar tekun kafin bullar kasuwancin daban-daban wadanda ba sa fitar da shararsu a cikin ruwa a shekarun 1970.[4]
Mafi muni ma, gurbacewar kogin ya karu ne ta hanyar “Ahiaudele” (kasuwar ungulu) mahauta da kasuwar shanu, wacce ke gefen kogin. Albarkatun kogin na kara karanci.[5]
Wasu kananan hukumomi biyu da ke gida ne ga Kamfanin Dillancin Labarai na Najeriya PLC, Aba Plant, sun shigar da kara a gaban wata babbar kotun jihar Abia a kan abin da suka ce na ci gaba da cin mutuncin muhalli. Mazauna yankin sun yi ikirarin cewa, kamfanonin Breweries na Najeriya sun ci gaba da fitar da sharar gida, da sinadarai masu hadari, da kuma ruwa masu gurbata muhalli a cikin kogin Aba, wanda aka fi sani da "Iyi Aza Ogbor" ko "Waterside"[6]
Manazarta
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]- ↑ "Map of Aba, Southeast Nigeria showing the sampling stations of Aba River"
- ↑ "SPECIAL REPORT: Govt looks away as companies spew waste into Aba River endangering lives". Premium Times. Apr 24, 2021. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
- ↑ Izugbara, C. O.; Umoh, J. O. (2004). "Indigenous Waste Management Practices among the Ngwa of Southeastern Nigeria: Some lessons and policy implications". The Environmentalist . 24 (2): 87–92. doi :10.1007/s10669-004-4799-4
- ↑ "SPECIAL REPORT: Govt looks away as companies spew waste into Aba River endangering lives". Premium Times. Apr 24, 2021. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
- ↑ "SPECIAL REPORT: Govt looks away as companies spew waste into Aba River endangering lives". Premium Times. Apr 24, 2021. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
- ↑ "Aba communities drag Nigerian Breweries to court over alleged pollution, demand N8b". EmpressiveNaija. 2020-06-11. Retrieved 2023-10-02.