Nigeria: Bayelsa Communities Petition Shell Over Oil Spill

Yenagoa — Devastated communities in Okordia clan,Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State,have petitioned the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) asking it to mitigate the ravaging oil spill incidence of June 11, 2014, in the area.

The communities, Ayamabele and Kalaba, complained that the spill destroyed their environment and means of livelihood as they are farmers and fishermen.

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