Last updated: 16 august, 2010 - 16:57 GMT

Nigeria to send a team to the Niger Delta to investigate a large oil spill

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The authorities in Nigeria say they are sending a team to the Niger Delta to investigate reports of a large oil spill.

Three fishing communities have been affected.

Some environmentalists describe the Niger Delta as the global capital of oil pollution.

BBC Focus Africa's Fidelis Mbah visited the affected areas.

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