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The Ikeinghenbiri Community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa, has said that the Sept. 16 oil leak from Agip’s oil field has impacted negatively on its people.
The Deputy Paramount Ruler of the community, Chief Collins Adikoko, told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ikeinghenbiri on Saturday that the community had reported the incident to the oil firm.
He said that the leak, which was noticed last Monday, was promptly reported to officials of Agip but expressed regrets that the leak was yet to be fixed as at the time of filling this report.
The spill resulting from the leakage has exposed members of our community to hazards and untold hardship; we understand the oil is coming from an underwater valve.
"The first thing we want is for them to stop the oil from leaking into our creeks and ponds, but six days after we reported, nothing has happened, we want them to hasten their response,’’ Adikoko said.
He observed that the communities had experienced frequent spills from the oil fields in the area operated by Agip, adding that this had adversely affected fishing activities of the residents.
Adikoko urged the oil firm to deploy its response team to commence clean up without any delay, and work out plans to ameliorate the sufferings of the fishermen affected.
The deputy paramount ruler said that oil-bearing communities, who suffered the negative impact of oil exploration and production, deserved special consideration by the oil firms in the provision of social amenities.
NAN reports that officials of the Nigerian Agip Oil Company have scheduled a joint investigative visit to the spill site with representatives of the community and oil industry regulators.
The Chairman of Ikeinghenbiri Community Development Committee, Mr Marshall Josiah, said that officials of the oil firm had visited the spill site ahead of the joint visit on Sept. 23.
The Deputy Paramount Ruler of the community, Chief Collins Adikoko, told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ikeinghenbiri on Saturday that the community had reported the incident to the oil firm.
He said that the leak, which was noticed last Monday, was promptly reported to officials of Agip but expressed regrets that the leak was yet to be fixed as at the time of filling this report.
The spill resulting from the leakage has exposed members of our community to hazards and untold hardship; we understand the oil is coming from an underwater valve.
"The first thing we want is for them to stop the oil from leaking into our creeks and ponds, but six days after we reported, nothing has happened, we want them to hasten their response,’’ Adikoko said.
He observed that the communities had experienced frequent spills from the oil fields in the area operated by Agip, adding that this had adversely affected fishing activities of the residents.
Adikoko urged the oil firm to deploy its response team to commence clean up without any delay, and work out plans to ameliorate the sufferings of the fishermen affected.
The deputy paramount ruler said that oil-bearing communities, who suffered the negative impact of oil exploration and production, deserved special consideration by the oil firms in the provision of social amenities.
NAN reports that officials of the Nigerian Agip Oil Company have scheduled a joint investigative visit to the spill site with representatives of the community and oil industry regulators.
The Chairman of Ikeinghenbiri Community Development Committee, Mr Marshall Josiah, said that officials of the oil firm had visited the spill site ahead of the joint visit on Sept. 23.