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15 Ann. Surv. Int'l & Comp. L. 1 (2009)
Environmental Protection in Nigeria: Two Decades after the Koko Incident

handle is hein.journals/ansurintcl15 and id is 3 raw text is: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN NIGERIA: TWO DECADES AFTER THE KOKO INCIDENT DR. S. GozIE OGBODO* I. INTRODUCTION Prior to June 1988, Nigeria responded to most environmental problems on an ad hoc basis.' Although the Nigerian Criminal Code' contained some provisions in the with respect to certain environmental infringements, such as the pollution of water sources, the burial of corpses within a hundred yards of residential home, and the sale, possession or manufacture of matches with white phosphorus,3 the code lacked any concrete national legislation dealing specifically with the ever-increasing pollution caused specifically by hazardous waste.4 Environmental legislative provisions in existence at the time were enacted in direct response to problems associated with the newly industrializing economy and the discovery and processing of oil.5 * S. Gozie Ogbodo, LL. B (Hons), LL M. (U.S.A), S. J. D (U.S.A) B.L., Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria. Formerly, Adjunct Professor, Golden Gate University, San Francisco, California. Email: gozieogbodo@yahoo.com. I. lkhariale, M. The Koko Incident, the Environment and the Law, in The Law and the Environment in Nigeria, Shyllon, F., ed. (lbadan, Vintage Publishers, 1989), pp. 73-75. 2. Cap 77 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 1990. See Atsegbua, L, et al., Environmental Law in Nigeria: Theory and Practice, Ababa Press 2004, 4. 3. Nigeria Criminal Code, sections pp. 245 - 248. 4. Ola, C. S., Town and Country Planning and Environmental Laws in Nigeria, 2nd ed. (Ibadan, University Press, 1984), p. 165, cited in Atsegbua, I, et al, supra, p 5. 5. Ibid, p. 56: Such environmental laws included the Oil in Navigable Waters Act 1968, Oil in Navigable Waters Regulation 1968, Petroleum Act 1969, Petroleum (Drilling and Production) Regulation 1969, Petroleum Drilling and Production (Amendment) Regulation 1973, Petroleum Refining Regulation 1974, the Oil Pipeline Act 1956, the Factories Act.

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