Living conditions are poor in Okrika, with evidence of oil leaks and oil fires along the pipelines that run through the town. These pipelines extend from Okrika to the coast terminal, which is managed by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC).
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Living conditions are poor in Okrika, with evidence of oil leaks and oil fires along the pipelines that run through the town. These pipelines extend from Okrika to the coast terminal, which is managed by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC).

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Photograph

Ed Kashi

Maker
American, b. 1957

Living conditions are poor in Okrika, with evidence of oil leaks and oil fires along the pipelines that run through the town. These pipelines extend from Okrika to the coast terminal, which is managed by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC).

From Curse of the Black Gold: 50 Years of Oil in the Niger Delta


2004
Inkjet print, printed 2009
Image: 30.3 x 45.6 cm
Overall: 40.6 x 50.8 cm
Gift of Ed Kashi, 2009
2009.0205.0002
Inscriptions verso (grease pencil): Ed Kashi [signed] 3/16/09
TextAn angry resident in Okrika Town complains of the leaky pipelines that run through his community. These pipes had recently caught fire, destroying buildings and killing people in this strife torn community of the Niger Delta.

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