Omi Osun

Omi Osun

river

Subclass of	liquid water
Mouth of the watercourse	Oyi
Dem name after	Oshun, Osun River
Country	Nigeria
Edey de administrative territorial entity insyd	Osun State
Used by	northernmost point of land

Omi-Ọṣun, literally dey mean "Ọṣun waters", be de northernmost source tributary of de Ọṣun River insyd southwestern Nigeria. De Omi-Ọṣun tributary dey rise from de eastern sector of de Yoruba hills den dey flow westwards into de Òyì River wich subsequently dey flow southward along two deep gorges within de Oke-Ila quartzite ridges, (adjacent to Oke-Ila Orangun), before ein confluence plus oda rivers to form de main Osun.

Ruins of an ancient settlement dem call Omi-Ọṣun sanso dey exist along de Omi-Ọṣun river. Dis settlement be a former location of de Oke-Ila Orangun kingdom during de migrations of earlier centuries dey follow de departure of de Oke-Ila den Ila factions from dema ancient kingdom den mother city of Ila-Yara.

De name Omi-Ọṣun be attributed to de realization say de tributary dey feed de Ọṣun River, as well as ein subsequent dedication insyd ancient times to Ọṣun worship.

Pollution

Insyd recent years, de river, wich dey flow across five states insyd de region before entering de Gulf of Guinea, be polluted by mining activity from surrounding communities. Buh no bro be sure who, exactly, pollute de water. Insyd Nigeria, artisanal mining be more common. Artisans dey use light equipment like shovels den focus on alluvial deposits buh odas, backed by smaller companies, dey use heavier equipment, wey dey include excavators. Insyd Osun, residents point out Chinese backers wey operate under an atmosphere of secrecy wey dem employ armed security operatives. Across de course of de river den ein tributaries, der be several mining sites. Buh Osun sanso be home to de only large-scale commercial gold mine insyd Nigeria. While de Nigerian government at state den federal levels announce investigations, experts say dat regardless of who be responsible, der go be long-term effects on those wey dey depend on de water for dema livelihood den dema faith. Water sample tests reveal levels of arsenic den mercury – priority chemical contaminants, according to de World Health Organization (WHO) den Nigerian Industrial Standards (NIS) – be 850 percent den more dan 2,000 percent respectively above permissible levels.

Gallery

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  De Water Side of Osun
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  Omi Osun
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  Osun goddess
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  Worshippers at Omi Osun