The Nigeria Agip Oil Company (NAOC) says investigation has begun on a leak from its Ogboinbiri-Tebidada pipeline in Bayelsa State.
The company made the disclosure in a statement by its parent firm, the Eni Group, and made available to newsmen in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, on Friday, July 12, 2024.
It said that although the oil spill had been traced to a ruptured pipe, a joint investigation visit to the incident site was necessary to ascertain the cause.
“Joint investigation visits with representatives of the authorities and the communities are ongoing to ascertain the facts and to agree on the way forward,” the company stated.
The people of Olugboboro community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa have already written to the state government to intervene on the matter.
The community had appealed to the state government to support the residents with relief materials to cushion the impact of the spill.
According to community sources, the spill which occurred about two months ago along Ogboinbiri/Tebitada pipeline, has affected their sources of livelihood.
By Nathan Nwakamma
