As a fisherman in Kpata, Lokoja Local Government Area of Kogi State, Abdullahi Gimba depends on the resources of the River Niger to provide for his two wives and 13 children. It is how he has earned his income for the past 30 years; by taking to the waters for several hours every day.
But the waters are low and yield has become increasingly low in the last decade, forcing Mr Gimba to travel longer distances in search of fishes for a good catch. This is making his livelihood and that of other fishermen like him more difficult and unreliable.
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