The Environmental Implications of the Proliferations of Telecommunication Masts and Towers in Nigeria: A Case Study of Mgbede Community in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni LGA, Rivers State

Okoro Goodluck; Ideki Oye

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The Environmental Implications of the Proliferations of Telecommunication Masts and Towers in Nigeria: A Case Study of Mgbede Community in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni LGA, Rivers State

Okoro Goodluck^*, Ideki Oye

Published in American Journal of Environmental Protection (Volume 14, Issue 3)

Received: 1 April 2025 Accepted: 22 April 2025 Published: 29 May 2025

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The study investigated the effects of a Telecommunication mast and Tower belonging to Olori Limited on the neighborhoods. The Mast and Tower is geographically located in Mgbede Community, in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State, Nigeria. The study was necessitated by regular exposure of the victims residing adjacent to the base station to noise and atmospheric pollution emanating from the two generating sets in the area. These cause the victims sleepless nights, headaches, structural damage, rashes and other health challenges resulting to high morbidity and mortality rates among the residents. The study aims therefore to provide a scientific basis on the effects of the mast and Tower located at the area on the environment and health of people living adjacent to the area. With a view of promoting economic prosperity, environmental protection and public health in the area. The method of this study adopted areconvenience sampling of non probability technique and comparative analysis. Bolbakov, Sinitsyn and Tsvetkov describe comparative analysis as a set of analytical techniques which allows making comparisons of different objects and their sets. It gives rise to comparative intellectual analysis which is performed by means of natural intelligence using logical reasoning. Findings from the field observation, comparative analysis of the noise level with regulatory limits as well as review of diverse literatures reveal that the operation of the company in the vicinity is inconsistent with enabling laws that would protect public health, property and environment. As, a result, effective recommendations that would bring lasting peace among the victims and the company have been proposed.

Published in	American Journal of Environmental Protection (Volume 14, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajep.20251403.11
Page(s)	96-105
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Telecommunication Masts, Health Hazards, Environmental Risks, Location, Electromagnetic Field, Noise Pollution

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Goodluck, O., Oye, I. (2025). The Environmental Implications of the Proliferations of Telecommunication Masts and Towers in Nigeria: A Case Study of Mgbede Community in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni LGA, Rivers State. American Journal of Environmental Protection, 14(3), 96-105. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajep.20251403.11

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Goodluck O, Oye I. The Environmental Implications of the Proliferations of Telecommunication Masts and Towers in Nigeria: A Case Study of Mgbede Community in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni LGA, Rivers State. Am J Environ Prot. 2025;14(3):96-105. doi: 10.11648/j.ajep.20251403.11

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Okoro Goodluck

Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port Harcourt, Nigeria

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Department of History and Geography, Morgan State University, Baltimore, USA

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Goodluck O, Oye I. The Environmental Implications of the Proliferations of Telecommunication Masts and Towers in Nigeria: A Case Study of Mgbede Community in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni LGA, Rivers State. Am J Environ Prot. 2025;14(3):96-105. doi: 10.11648/j.ajep.20251403.11

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