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Apocalypse Now ... Niger Delta’s oil exploitation tragedy

The delta of the 2,600-mile-long Niger River is one of the richest sources of oil on the planet.

But it has also been dubbed the world capital of pollution with countless thousands of recorded oil leaks in recent decades amounting to at least 15 million barrels spilled, according to best estimates.