Gas spillage: FG urged to declare state of emergency in producing communities

Residents now live with methane, carbon dioxide
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The Federal Government of Nigeria and its agencies under the environmental sector have been urged to find permanent solutions to end the environmental crises being experienced in the oil-producing communities in the Niger Delta region.
The Executive Director of CAPPA, Mr Akinbode Oluwafemi, who made the call in Abuja on Wednesday during a documentary presentation, “Bille Is Highly Flammable”, highlighted that investigations have shown that oil leakages, if not checked, could end the lives of indigent people in Bille communities of Degema Local Government, Rivers State, as ...