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
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In the face of unpredictable foreign exchange earnings from oil, the Federal Government has made conscious efforts to widen the dragnet for foreign re
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.
The Edo State-based oil palm company says it is struggling with criminals who destroy nearby forests, steal its products and attack staff.
A gunboat has been stationed on the Okomu riverside in Edo State following a deadly attack by gunmen at Okomu
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”.