Host communities of the Nigerian Breweries PLC, has through the Foundation for Environmental Rights Advocacy and Development, FENRAD, alert the general public of a lingering case of environmental abuse by the (company’s) plant in Aba
The two communities: Ogbor Ancient Kingdom and Eziama Amahia Autonomous Community both of Aba North Local Government Area in Abia State, registered their anger through FENRAD.
The communities showed how untreated wastewater discharge to their environment by the Nigerian Breweries PLC has caused lots of harm to their everyday lives.
The communities said it had in several times engaged the company to do the needful through FENRAD, according to documents made available to ABACITYBLOG.
The host communities which took FENRAD around the affected areas, showed how Nigerian Breweries allegedly discharged untreated wastewaters which has caused environmental pollution in the area.
In a copy of litigation made available to ABACITYBLOG, the two host communities demands the company to pay the sum of N8,000,000,000,00 (Eight Billion Naira) only, over damages done to the communities.
In the letter dated 16th June, 2019, the communities claim that NB discharges effluent water and other dangerous chemicals including waste into “IYI AZA Ogbor” otherwise known as “WATERSIDE” or Aba River.
According to the community, “as only natural source of water, it’s dangerous to their health for the company to continue discharging its waste into the river”.
Below is the letter….
It should be recalled that in every wastewater generated from a brewing company precisely Nigerian breweries there are a lot of factors that are harmful to humans once we are expose to.
Below is the chemical and contaminants that can be found in the wastewater.
Ferric chloride; this chemical has potential health effect which are
Skin irritation
Eye irritation
Harm by inhalation
Cancerous
Caustics soda; this chemical has a potential health effect which are
Severe burns with deep ulcerations
Contact with eye can cause severe destruction and blindness
Hydrochloric acid; this chemical has potential health effect which are
Kidney damage
Liver damage
Mucous membrane damage
Upper respiratory tract damage
Skin and eyes damage
Circulatory system damage
Calcium hypochlorite; this chemical has potential health effect which are
Corrosive to eye and skin
Skin inflammation and blistering
Gastro-intestinal or respiratory tract irritation
Stabilon plus
Nalco
Trimeta acid
P3VR 1101
P3 DryEXX GF
Topas19
These above mentioned chemicals and other contaminantes in the brewery wastewater can contribute to these following disease;
Typhoid
Paratyphoid
Bacillary dysentery
Gastroenteritis
Cholera
Diarrhea
Fever
