POLLUTION CAUSES CONSEQUENCES AND CONTROL OF STRATEGIES IN MAIDUGURI BORNO STATE

ABSTRACT The paper set out to examine the issue of environmental pollution and its attendant consequences on the area of Maiduguri Borno State. In doing so, the paper has on the basis of personal observation and secondary sources examined the effects of environmental pollution in Maiduguri Borno state. The city’s semi-arid climate, combined with intense human activities, has amplified environmental challenges, as pollution sources such as vehicular emissions, open burning of waste, industrial discharges, and unsustainable agricultural practices continue to rise. As one of the fastest-growing cities in northeastern Nigeria, Maiduguri faces critical environmental degradation, which, if left unaddressed, could have disastrous long-term consequences for public health, the local economy, and overall sustainability. From the responses obtained and analysed finding revealed that burning of refuse and increase the population and traffic one most important tractors causing polluting in the area. The study has shown that according to the date obtained from the respondents of Maiduguri area of Borno State.