Idheze
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Idheze Irri is one of the towns in the Isoko South
Local Government area of Delta State, Nigeria
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The town has an estimated population of about 14,500 inhabitants. The area is surrounded by swampland.
The town has several oil wells that are run by Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) and Italy Eni Agip. The presence of crude oil pipelines across the region and frequent crude oil spills have been largely responsible for soil damage. This has led to large-scale frustrations with the oil companies, and has resulted in skirmishes and kidnappings for ransom in some neighboring communities. Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) responds by sponsoring projects such as clean water supply in Idheze Irri town.
On entering the town from the direction of Ozoro
, a neighboring town, you will encounter a shrine called Orobe.
Idheze Irri has two primary schools and a secondary school (Idheze grammar school). The major occupation of the citizens is farming.
Isoko South
Isoko South is a Local Government Area in the Isoko region of Delta State, Nigeria. With its headquarters at Oleh, Nigeria, it is one of the two local governments that make up the Isoko region. The other is Isoko North, which has its headquarters at Ozoro.Clans inhabiting Isoko South include the...
Local Government area of Delta State, Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
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The town has an estimated population of about 14,500 inhabitants. The area is surrounded by swampland.
The town has several oil wells that are run by Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) and Italy Eni Agip. The presence of crude oil pipelines across the region and frequent crude oil spills have been largely responsible for soil damage. This has led to large-scale frustrations with the oil companies, and has resulted in skirmishes and kidnappings for ransom in some neighboring communities. Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) responds by sponsoring projects such as clean water supply in Idheze Irri town.
On entering the town from the direction of Ozoro
Ozoro
Ozoro is the headquarters of the Isoko North Local Government Area, one of the two administrative units in the Isoko region of Delta State, southern Nigeria.-Politics and Government:...
, a neighboring town, you will encounter a shrine called Orobe.
Idheze Irri has two primary schools and a secondary school (Idheze grammar school). The major occupation of the citizens is farming.