Jesse, Nigeria Explained

Jesse Town (also known as Idjhere) is a clan and settlement in the Ethiope area of Nigeria'sDelta State.[1] It has its own native government authority led by an Ovie as is typical of other Urhobo towns.[2] The town is host to onshore petroleum deposits.[3]

Incidents

The 1998 Jesse pipeline explosion was reported to have been one of the largest pipeline explosions in Nigeria.[4]

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Omonigho . Matthew . 2023-04-03 . Group issues NNPC/PPMC 90-day ultimatum to complete abandoned project in Delta community . 2024-01-27 . Daily Post Nigeria . en-US.
  2. Web site: Akinyemi . Bioluwatife . 2020-09-28 . Journalist emerges Ovie-elect of Jesse Kingdom in Delta . 2024-01-27 . Tribune Online . en-GB.
  3. Web site: Nigeria . Guardian . 2020-10-28 . 22 years after Jesse tragedy, new monarch seeks FG's intervention . 2024-01-27 . The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News . en-US.
  4. Web site: 2008-03-10 . List#2, Topic 3014 . 2024-01-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080310175814/http://projects.ldc.upenn.edu/TDT3/topic.research/topic3014.html . 2008-03-10 .

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