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Okomu Oil Bandit Attacks: Implications for revenue diversification, job creation

In the face of unpredictable foreign exchange earnings from oil, the Federal Government has made conscious efforts to widen the dragnet for foreign re

farmlandgrab.org | Socfin exploitation of rubber & palm oil linked to deforestation & human rights abuses in Ghana & Nigeria

farmlandgrab.org | Franco-Luxembourg company Socfin's craze for rubber and oil palm exports linked to rights violations, pollution, and displacement of indigenous people in Nigeria

Investigation: Franco-Luxembourg Company Socfin's Craze For Rubber And Oil Palm Exports Linked To Rights Violations, Pollution, And Displacement Of Indigenous People In Nigeria

As the reporter approached the community while still seated on the engine boat driving down the river, she noticed children swimming, washing clothes, and drinking from the Okomu river. The river has been their sole source of domestic water. Fishers, mostly women, catch fish from the river and sell them nearby to feed and educate their children. A sparse community surrounded by bushes and surrounded by a river.  Most houses were built with mud, with some cement to smooth and beautify the structure. 

INTERVIEW: 10 Okomu Oil workers killed in last five years, MD says; speaks on illegal logging

The Edo State-based oil palm company says it is struggling with criminals who destroy nearby forests, steal its products and attack staff.

Edo: Aftermath of Deadly Attack at Oil Palm Firm, Army, Police Station Gunboat on Okomu River Side

A gunboat has been stationed on the Okomu riverside in Edo State following a deadly attack by gunmen at Okomu

farmlandgrab.org | Okomu oil suspends operations after deadly attack by gunmen

The Okomu Oil Palm Company in Edo State, Nigeria has suspended its operations in the aftermath of an incident described by management as a “terrorist attack”.

farmlandgrab.org | Okomu oil suspends operations after deadly attack by gunmen

The Okomu Oil Palm Company in Edo State, Nigeria has suspended its operations in the aftermath of an incident described by management as a “terrorist attack”.

Okomu oil suspends operations after deadly attack by gunmen

About six gunmen killed an unarmed excavator operator, threw his body into the trench before setting ablaze three of the company’s excavators, a company official said.

Nine arrested for 'illegal activities' at Okomu National Park

The items seized during the raid, to serve as exhibits, includes three power chain saws, one motorcycle, traps and cans of fuel.