Petroleum Corporation leaked oil, water and gas in Nembe Local Government of Bayelsa State. Reports have it that at least 45 communities in Nembe were affected by the spill.It took more than two weeks for the incident to gain the attention of the federal government, suggesting that no effort was made by authorities to contain the oil spill between that period of time.
It recommended a comprehensive cleanup of Ogoniland to restore polluted environments and bring to an end all forms of oil contamination in the Niger Delta. As yet, the cleanup is yet to be completed. In fact, at no time have oil spills in the region stopped, they never gain the attention of the government or the Nigerian public. As recently as July 2021, Mohammad Abubakar, Minister of Environment, said Nigeria recorded 4,919 oil spills between 2015 to March 2021 and lost 4.
In the name of taking responsibility, Aiteo distributed relief materials to people of the affected communities. These are farmers and fishermen, who over the years have completely lost all means of livelihood due to the pollution of their land and waters. Palliatives cannot compensate for that.
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