Oloibiri

Oloibiri is a village in Nigeria, Bayelsa State.

Beginning of the 20th century, the church of St. Michael was built. During this time, the first church, school was built. The village is known as the place in Nigeria, was first successfully drilled in the June 1956 by Shell for oil. The first oil discovery should have been made ​​, however, in reality, six miles away at Itokopiri. For residents has resulted from the oil find no improvement of life. The population declined from about 10,000 in the 1980s to less than 1,000 in 2007. Residents of the village live at or below the poverty line. Due to the oil production groundwater is poisoned.

The village's name is derived possibly from the personal name oloi. A man of this name is said to have founded the village.

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• Location in Nigeria
• Bayelsa
• Place in Africa