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Journal of Environmental Law and Policy is an international, interdisciplinary journal that facilitates an understanding of environmental governance, policy and law issues not only by drawing upon and contributing to the environmental social sciences, but also linking the ecosystem health, natural resources, and social sciences. The aim of the journal is to promote communication among academia, government, business and industry, civil society groups, citizens’ action groups, and non-governmental organizations who are instrumental in the solving of environmental problems and grassroots level issues.
Theresa Uzoamaka Akpoghome
Department of Public Law, Faculty of Law, Benson Idahosa University, Benin City, Nigeria.
E-mail: teremajor@gmail.com, takpoghome@biu.edu.ng ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9296-0134
Godwin Uduimoh Akpoghome
Faculty of Arts, University of Benin, Nigeria.
E-Mail: uzowin2012@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4155-5793
Oritsemisan Pamela Igbogbo
Benson Idahosa University, Benin City, Nigeria.
Email: igbogbopamela@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2784-3580
(2022) 02 (01) Journal of Environmental Law and Policy 22-54 https://doi.org/10.33002/jelp02.01.02
Accepted: 07 April 2022
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The incidences of armed conflicts in the North-East of Nigeria and the Niger Delta have left a lot of devastation on the environment and the livelihood of civilians. The paper notes that the Niger Delta conflict resulted in bombing of pipelines and oil facilities that led to discharges into freshwater sources and the farmlands causing a devastation to the environment and threatening human lives due to excessive amounts of toxic materials being discharged. Constant gas flaring affects wildlife and human life negatively. Badly constructed canals and causeways for the purpose of mining activities have adversely affected the hydrology of the region, causing floods in some areas and water scarcity in others. These artificial waterways allow saline water leakage into the sources of freshwater, resulting in scarcity of drinking water and the mortality of many aquatic plants and animals. When petroleum is discharged into the soil, the soil becomes acidic, which disrupts photosynthesis and respiration of tree roots. The paper, therefore, recommends that the government must address the root causes of conflict and undertake environmental clean-up seriously.
Keywords: Boko-Haram; Niger-Delta; Environment; Hostilities; Response
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Akpoghome, T.U., Akpoghome, G.U., & Igbogbo, O.P. (2022). Examining the Effects of Internal Armed Conflict on the Nigerian Environment and the Response of Government. Journal of Environmental Law and Policy, 02(01), 22-54. https://doi.org/10.33002/jelp02.01.02
Akpoghome T.U., Akpoghome G.U., Igbogbo O.P. Examining the Effects of Internal Armed Conflict on the Nigerian Environment and the Response of Government. Journal of Environmental Law and Policy, 2022, 02 (01), 22-54. https://doi.org/10.33002/jelp02.01.02
Akpoghome, Theresa Uzoamaka, Akpoghome, Godwin Uduimoh, Igbogbo, Oritsemisan Pamela. 2022. “Examining the Effects of Internal Armed Conflict on the Nigerian Environment and the Response of Government”. Journal of Environmental Law and Policy, 02 no. 01: 22-54. https://doi.org/10.33002/jelp02.01.02
Akpoghome, Theresa Uzoamaka, Godwin Uduimoh Akpoghome and Oritsemisan Pamela Igbogbo. 2022. “Examining the Effects of Internal Armed Conflict on the Nigerian Environment and the Response of Government”. Journal of Environmental Law and Policy, 02 (01): 22-54. https://doi.org/10.33002/jelp02.01.02
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