nigeria: Shiroro Dam: Communities Plead for More Compensation

Sixteen years after 36 communities were displaced for the construction of Shiroro Hydro-Electric Dam Station, the people are calling for proper compensation for their land. Speaking through the Gala-dima-Pogo village head, Alhaji Aliyu Dada, the affected communities said that the Federal Government and the National Electric Power Authority (NEPA) - the owners of the dam - have neglected them since 1984 when they were moved from their land for the construction of the dam.