Cases / Disease outbreaks · Nigeria · 2020–2021
Nigeria's largest pig farm received no compensation after 2020 swine fever outbreak
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Did nature suffer? Not measured.
ICIR reported that an African swine fever outbreak at the Oke-Aro farm in 2020 killed hundreds of thousands of pigs. The reporting says no compensation had arrived more than a year later.
What?
An African swine fever outbreak at the Oke-Aro farm killed hundreds of thousands of pigs in 2020. ICIR
Where?
Oke-Aro farm, Nigeria. ICIR
When?
Outbreak in 2020; compensation status reported in 2021. ICIR
Who?
Why?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
How?
African swine fever outbreak; compensation was paid for bird flu but not for pigs, according to ICIR. ICIR
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What happened
The record, in order.
ICIR reported that an African swine fever outbreak at the Oke-Aro farm in 2020 killed hundreds of thousands of pigs.
ICIR reported that more than a year later no compensation had arrived, while compensation was paid for bird flu but not for pigs.
In court and with insurers
Every proceeding and every insurer decision on record.
Lawsuits and rulings
No court case on record. No court has ruled on this case.
Insurers
No insurer decision on record.
What we don't know
Undisclosed, unproven, untried: recorded as data.
Nature
- Not measured Harm to nature: The record holds no measurement of harm to nature.
Record
- Insufficient Reported but not verified: between 300,000 and 600,000 pigs died, according to press summaries.
- None on record The sources reviewed do not say whether compensation was later paid to the farm.
Did the harm stop?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Who paid?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Sources
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