Aba River (Nigeria)
The Aba River is a river in southern Nigeria. A tributary of Imo river that runs through the city of Aba, Nigeria.[1] Its headwater is in Okpu-Umuobo area (Isiala-Okpu and Mgboko-Umuette autonomous communities) Osisioma Ngwa LGA in the Ngwa heartland. This aba river also known known as waterside. [2] The river is largely ignored despite its uniqueness and importance. Activities of local sand dredges who source sharp sand for construction purposes has been keeping the river flowing. [3]
| Aba River River Aba | |
|---|---|
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  Mouth | |
| Location | |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 4°49′22″N 7°29′27″E |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Imo River |
Pollution
The Aba River have over the years faced different level of pollution from Multinationals, Cattle farmers, and residents in neighboring communities. Residents, many of whom had previously used the river's resources, asserted that the river was teeming with aquatic life and provided drinking water and other domestic uses for the people of the communities along its banks before the emergence of various businesses that no longer discharge their wastes into the water body in the 1970s.[4]
Even worse, the river's pollution was increased by the "Ahiaudele" (market of vultures) abattoir and cattle market, which is situated along the river's banks. The river's resources are getting scarcer.[5]
Two localities that are home to the Nigerian Breweries PLC, Aba Plant, filed a lawsuit against the business in the Abia State High Court over what they claim is an ongoing environmental abuse matter. The locals claimed that Nigerian Breweries had continued to release waste, hazardous chemicals, and effluent water into the Aba River, popularly known as "Iyi Aza Ogbor" or "Waterside."[6]
References
- https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Map-of-Aba-Southeast-Nigeria-showing-the-sampling-stations-of-Aba-River_fig1_316862250
- https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/457093-special-report-govt-looks-away-as-companies-spew-waste-into-aba-river-endangering-lives.html?tztc=1
- 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
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