Over ten Ijaw communities along the Escravos river in Warri South West Local
\nGovernment Area of Delta State have been allegedly ravaged by crude oil
\nspill.<\/p>\n
The spillage occurred at the NNPC\/PPMC truck-line which passes through the
\ncommunities on the 17th day of August, 2016.<\/p>\n
The affected communities on Wednesday told newsmen in Warri that instead
\nof PPMC to carry out a proper Joint Investigation team comprising of
\ncommunity, company and government representatives, PPMC allegedly brought
\nin military men to chase away villagers without carrying out a proper JIV
\nto identify and stop the source of the spill as well as carryout effective
\nremediation and compensate the affected communities and people.<\/p>\n
In a Save Our Soul letter to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa to prevail on
\nNNPC\/PPMC over the oil spill, the communities lamented that up to the
\nmoment, NNPC and PPMC, owners of the facility have not taken steps to stop
\nthe continuous spillage and the consequent damage to fishing nets,
\nproperties and the environment.<\/p>\n
The affected communities included; Tebujor\/Okpele-Ama, Ikpokpo,
\nOkerenkoko-Gbene, Opuedebubor, Opuede, Opuendezion, Atanba, Oto-Gbene,
\nMeke-Ama Communities in Gbaramatu Kingdom along the Escravos river in
\nWarri South West Local Government Area of Delta State.<\/p>\n
According to the letter addressed to Governor Okowa dated September 6,
\n2016, and signed by Yebrade Moses, Godwin Akori, Ebilowei Tortor and Braye
\nFredrick on behalf of the affected communities, the villagers who rely on
\nfishing along the river for survival can longer do so as a result of the
\neffects of the oil spillage which has polluted the entire area.<\/p>\n
The community leaders also stated that oil spillages have occurred on the
\nsame PPMC truck-line due to equipment failure three times in the year 2016
\nin January, April and May.<\/p>\n
Expressing displeasure over the nonchalant attitude of the oil firm to
\ntackle the incident, the communities in the letter are calling on Governor
\nOkowa to prevail on PPMC to carryout a proper JIV, stop further spill,
\ntake remediation steps and compensation of the affected people and
\ncommunities.<\/p>\n
In the interim, they are asking the corporation to send relief materials
\nto the villagers to cushion the immediate effect of the spillage on the
\npeople to save them from starvation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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