WATER POLLUTION IN OJI RIVER URBAN IN VIEW OF ECO-THEOLOGY AND JUSTICE

Abstract

The study of water pollution in view of Eco-Theology and Justice in Oji River Urban of Enugu state Nigeria has been concluded. This study focuses on water pollution and its human and environmental effects in Oji River Urban. The Oji Wonderful River which is one of the major water resources in the area was earmarked for this research. This work employed three theories pertinent to theories and concepts for human behavior in environmental preservation. Descriptive survey research design approach was used with combination of the qualitative and quantitative methods. Primary and secondary sources of data collection were espoused in this work as well. In order to achieve the purpose of this study, the area was divided into three wards, namely; Zone A, B, and C. A sample of 120 respondents were selected from each of the three wards: making a total sample of 360 between the ages of 18 and 65 years from a population of 126,587. A research designed item titled “Water Pollution in Oji River Urban in View of Eco-Theology and Justice Questionnaire” (WPORUVETJQ) was used as method for data collection. The Cronbach Alpha was used to ascertain the reliability of instruments using test-retest method which gave 0.82. Data generated were analyzed using mean and standard deviations, items with mean scores equal or higher than 2.50 were accepted while those that have less than 2.50 were rejected. In testing the hypotheses, the independent t-Test was used. If the calculated value of t (tcal) is less than or equal to the critical value of t (tcrit), the hypothesis is accepted but if the calculated value of t (tcal) is greater than the critical value of t (tcrit), the hypothesis is rejected. It was discovered amongst other findings that the majority of individuals residing in Oji River Urban are ignorant of the implications of polluting and as well as drinking from a polluted water. They equally lack the knowledge on how to avert incessant pollution of the Oji Wonderful River. Well streamlined, tactical and technical solutions on how to solve the related issues to the pollution of Oji Wonderful River accessible to Oji River Urban settlers were posited in this research.