Koko is a town in a
riverine
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area of
Warri North
Warri North is a Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Koko. It has an area of 1,841 km and a population of 137,300 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 332.
Warri North LGA has it ...
Local Government Area of
Delta State,
South South Nigeria
The South South (often hyphenated to the South-South) is the one of the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria representing both a geographic and political region of the country's eastern coast. It comprises six states – Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross R ...
. Situated off the busy Benin-Sapele expressway, the port town of Koko is some 20 minutes drive from the major town of Oghara, headquarters of
Ethiope West Local Government Area of Delta State and hometown of Chief James Ibori, former governor of Delta State. One of the remarkable history of the town is that it was home to
Nana Olomu Nana Olomu (also spelled ''Olumu'') (1852–1916) was an Itsekiri chief and merchant from the Niger Delta region of southern Nigeria. He was the fourth Itsekiri chief to hold the position of Governor of Benin River. B
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, who contributed immensely to its significance and growth.
In recent times the small town drew the world's attention after it was discovered that it was one out of several West African ports being used by
waste broker
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s to dump
toxic waste
Toxic waste is any unwanted material in all forms that can cause harm (e.g. by being inhaled, swallowed, or absorbed through the skin). Mostly generated by industry, consumer products like televisions, computers, and phones contain toxic chemi ...
. Till date, the Koko community have not recovered from the incident of toxic waste dump.
References
Populated places in Delta State
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