When this issue was brought to fore the other day, I sounded an alarm bell in my commentary. There is no justifiable reason why a country as big as Nigeria should allow a Ukrainian toxic waste vessel to berth at any of Nigeria's port. These wastes could be nuclear materials which could take more than 500-years to break down. The responsibility of policing the coastal plains of Nigeria lies with either the Nigerian Navy or the Coast Guard, and not the individual State's obligation. These wastes carry carcinogens which would have an adverse effect on the population, as well as the ecological food chain, especially the fisheries for which the Niger Delta indegenes depend on for survival. The spread of cancer would be rampant throughout the region, and our medical establishments are ill-equiped to deal with the outbreak of cancerous diseases. Women will begin to develop cervical cancer and uterian cancer in numbers that could reach epidemic proportions. We may have to call on international organizations for assistance in setting up oncology departments throughout the region to help stem the tide of this impending catastrophe. This will thin population growth in the region, and could worsen the restiveness which has currently hampered fossil fuel exploration in the region. The spread of these toxins would not be limited to the Niger Delta alone. It would have far reaching implications in National Planning, and could reverse all the gains Nigeria has made in its attempt to reach the Millenium Development Goals for 2020. The Nigerian government must not allow any foreign vessel carrying toxic wastes in any form to berth on its shores. The implications of allowing this to happen are beyond any political or financial dividends that may be generated through this. If the government sits idly by and allows this to take place, it would therefore, become crystal clear that its interest in the Niger Delta is purely economic; the people's well-being notwithstanding. The Federal Government should therefore, immediately have both its naval fleet and the Coast Guard to be on alert to seize and arrest all those whose activities were instrumental in allowing this to occur, and to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.