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 Environmentalists demand prompt response to Ogboinbiri community oil spill.
THE Environmental Defenders
Network, an environmental
rights group, has called on
regulatory agencies and oil
companies to respond promptly
when oi spils occur to forestall
the spread and destruction of the
environment.
detention of the
The EDEN call is coming as
the Ogboinbiri community in
Southern ljaw Local Government
Area of Bayelsa State recorded
the first ol spill on the 14-inch
•The community
pipeline
Ogboinbiri/Tebidaba
since Oando completed a $783m
takeover of the assets of the
Nigeria Agip Oi Company.
According to the Deputy
Executive Director of EDEN,
Alagoa Morris, the spill which
ocCurred on Friday, September
5. has affected swamps, streams
and farmlands, and disrupted
fishing activities in the area with
the National Oi1 Spill Detection
and Response Agency and Oando
Plc yet to move to avert a major
environmental disaster.
Speaking on the incident on
Tuesday, a resident, Maxwel
Oseke, said: "This spill happened
on September 5, 2024. But as
I said earlier, the previous one
that I was part of the assessment
team, I will not be specific with
dates, but if I should go back to
my pictures and whatever in my
gadget, I will be able to come up
with the date as I have pictures
and videos that I posted on my
Facebook page.
receiving very due
"It is not to my notice that
previous spill-impacted sites
were cleaned up. If a deamup
was done, it would have showm
in the environmernt. If there was
a proper cleanup, you are here I
think your cameras can capture
some of the charTed trees from
the previous spill-impacted site
that was set ablaze. So, there was
no proper cleanup.
This current spill is because
of equipment failure; that I can
assure you. There has been a
Joint Investigation Visit and, they
won't deny what I just said."
Contiued on www.punchng.com

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