Farmers In Ubeji, Egboko Iffie And Environs Calls On Delta State Government Over Oil Spill

The Farmers of Alero Fish Cluster At Egbokodo Itsekiri in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State,Nigeria.

The people in Ubeji, Egbokodo-Itsekiri and other sister communities in Warri South LGA woke up to an unusual smell and sight as the rivers which serves both commercial and recreational purposes was covered by dead hydrocarbon resulting from spill from NPDC pipeline installations in the area. The damage caused by the spill is monumental as can be seen in this video recording today.

The Famers calling on Delta State Government to please come to their aid over the oil spillage that took Over their Farm Land on Thursday 28th May 2020 and kill their fishes worth Millions of Naria.

The Farmers said that their only source of livelihood has be taking over by the oil spillage.

The spill alert was made known to the public by Mr. Edema Shyne Onesan when he publish the news on his page tagged "Spillage Alert"



The people in Ubeji, Egbokodo-Itsekiri and other sister communities in Warri South LGA woke up to an unusual smell and sight as the rivers which serves both commercial and recreational purposes was covered by dead hydrocarbon resulting from spill from NPDC pipeline installations in the area. The damage caused by the spill is monumental as can be seen in this video recording today.

According to reports gathered from well meaning individuals of the public by some Environmentalist who were at the scene to witness the extent of damage caused by the spill, the spill emanated from a damaged pipeline from Egbokodo-Urhobo axis which has polluted the adjoining water body making it unsafe for use. Dead aquatic lives are observed by the shore resulting from nonavailability of dissolved Oxygen in the water.

I want to use this medium to call on the Warri South Local Government Council, the Delta state environmental management agency and all other relevant environmental protection agencies of Govt to swing into action ASAP to save our environment from this environmental pollution and danger to the aquatic ecosystem.

A thorough investigation as to the cause of the spill and an environmental impact assessment study should be carried out also to ascertain the level of damage with the proper bioremediation approach in view. We all depend on the environment for survival and as such must do all we can to protect it for the future generation.

The time to act once again is NOW!

Mr. Edema Shyne Onesan.

Marine Biologist & Environmental Scientist.

Weyinmi Grace

Correspondent-FimTvBlog