I would've hoped that by now, African leaders shall have learned a lesson from the Ivorian experience where an unscrupulous business entity allowed toxic dumps on its shores, thus contributing to a severe environmental hazzard to citizens of Ivory Coast. Are we to believe that the Nigerian Navy is so weak that it cannot police its territorial waters to see who may be willfully contaminating its pristine eco-system? Or, have our business men and women become so compromised that they would do anything for acquiring the almighty dollar, even to the extent of allowing carcinogenic materials to be dumped on its shores for our very fragile and poor populace to deal with? It is not the responsibility of the Delta State government to warn its citizens to watch out for polluters rather, it is the responsibility of the Federal Government to ensure that its airspace, sea and land mass are not tampered with, by elements whose interests run counter to the commonweal of the general population. To suggest that citizens of the State should be on the look out for polluters is to imply that the Federal government is so weak that all the chatters in Abuja amounts to nothing more than political grandizing. What could a citizen do after spotting a ship carrying a supposed toxic material in Nigeria's territorial waters? Carry placard on the high sea requesting that they do not dump? Would the Nigerian Navy please stand up and be counted?