Oil Spills: Association Slams SPDC Over Non-Inclusion Of More Communities

The Ido Obolo Andoni fishermen Association has faulted the manner in which Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria is handling investigations relating to the recent oil spill in the area.
In an interview with newsmen in Port Harcourt, the association called for a holistic assessment of the recent oil spills which occurred in the Bonny River.
According to the President of the association, Mr. Udung Usun, the association is worried that SPDC limited its investigation to Oyorokoto Community and ignored other communities affected by the spill.
According to the text of the briefing, the association said the spills, which occurred in the Bonny River and spread to the Andoni River, affected several communities, including Oyorokoto, adding that limiting the investigation to just one community is unacceptable to the people.
It stressed the need for the multinational company to also include other communities along the Andoni River pin its investigation, adding that the spillage caused monumental damages to their means of livelihood.
“The Ido Obolo Andoni Fishermen Association is worried about the activities of Shell Oil Company limited in handling the spillage that occurred in Bonny and spread out to Andoni territories.
“They expressed displeasure over the manner in which Shell Oil Company limited carried out its oil spills assessment”, the text stated in part.
Usun urged Shell Oil Company Limited to carry out a holistic assessment in order not to deny other communities their compensation.