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Okobo is a small town in the Enjema district of Ankpa Local Government area of Kogi
state in North-Central Nigeria. Commercial coal mining has turned the village into a
contaminated wasteland, with residents developing illnesses from a toxic and
uninhabitable environment.
Photo by Caracal Reports

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Okobo Village

  • 1. Okobo is a small town in the Enjema district of Ankpa Local Government area of Kogi state in North-Central Nigeria. Commercial coal mining has turned the village into a contaminated wasteland, with residents developing illnesses from a toxic and uninhabitable environment. Photo by Caracal Reports