Federal Government and other relevant stakeholders have been charged to tackle oil theft, environmental pollution and insecurity in the country.
“Negligence by oil extractors and the federal government, poor infrastructure management, and oil theft has led to the loss of 7,500km of rain and mangrove forest. Oil spillage via pipeline drilling, conventional spill and bush refineries, have poisoned the water with carcinogen benzene at levels around 900117 considerably higher than the WHO approved level for drinking water which is 10. Pollution has also left soil dead up to depths of 5m118 making it infertile.
Also speaking, Olayide Adesanya, Senior Programmes Manager, stated that the total environmental devastation in the region is due to poor refinery management and runoff flows during transport and storage. She stated: “It is estimated that up to a fifth of stolen oil is delivered to small-scale refineries in the creeks and mangroves, where it is boiled to produce low-grade diesel fuel or petrol.
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