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The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) and the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) have indicted oil company, AGIP, for dumping 469 metric tonnes of toxic waste in Ndokwa East LGA of Delta State, in May 2013.
The bodies announced the indictments in their submissions to the House of Representatives Committee on Environment investigating waste dump in 11 communities in the Niger Delta.
The Chairman of the Committee, Ms Uche Ekwunife, said after several meetings with the parties involved, they have enough evidence to decide on the matter.
The committee, Daily Times say, had been meeting with representatives of the affected communities alongside the DPR, NOSDRA and Nigeria AGIP Oil Company which was accused for the toxic waste dump by the communities.
The Chairman said communities in the Niger Delta region are crumbling under the weight of dumped toxic waste and oil spills and multinational companies must be made to take responsibility for their actions.
