Uyo — Operations of Exxon Mobil, a multinational firm has been shut down by protesting youths from the host communities in Ibeno, Akwa Ibom State following what they described as recurrent oil spills and strings of unfulfilled promises made to the communities.
LEADERSHIP gathered that the angry youths who barricaded the main entrances to ExxonMobil's Quo Iboe Terminal (QIT) said they will never leave the area until the company commences proper remediation on the environment and fulfil promises it made after past oil spills.
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