Akwa Ibom residents raise fresh alarm as abandoned oil wells wreak havoc
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Verified Synthesis~48s readThe people of Ikono and Ibiono Ibom Local Government Areas of Akwa Ibom State have again raised fresh concerns over the hazards of oil spills in their communities from the abandoned wells. Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, in the 1950s was said to have drilled and capped the oil wells after declaring them commercially unviable.Speaking with Friday John, the Village Council Chairman of Ntan Mbat in Ibiono Ibom during a one-day Monitoring and Evidence Gathering Training at Ikono organized by the Health of Mother Earth Foundation, HOMEF, on Friday, he said no oil company has returned to the site since the wells were capped, adding that a new seepage point now discharges crude in large quantities everywhere.His words: "Oil has been coming out from there for a long time before I was born.
Context & Background
- ✦That is why abandoned oil wells require proper assessment, monitoring, and decommissioning.""Communities living beside oil facilities need to know what is happening to their environment.
Key Figures & Named Entities
Friday:Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, in the 1950s was said to have drilled and capped the oil wells after declaring them commercially unviable.Speaking with Friday John, the Village Council Chairman of Ntan Mbat in Ibiono Ibom during a one-day Monitoring and Evidence Gathering Training at Ikono organized by the Health of Mother Earth Foundation, HOMEF, on Friday, he said no oil company has returned to the site since the wells were capped, adding that a new seepage point now discharges crude in large quantities everywhere.His words: "Oil has been coming out from there for a long time before I was born.today:Most of the diseases we suffer today – cancer, high blood pressure are because of this oil of a thing."Most of the people interviewed have similar reports of living with the consequences of leaking corked heads, which included poisoned streams, barren farmlands, dying economic trees, vanishing aquatic life and a new wave of insecurity.Beyond the pollution, Friday John painted a picture of total neglect, saying, "There is no hospital; if there is any medical emergency, before we can take patients to the city of Uyo, they die on the way because there is no road, no light, no hospital, no facilities, nothing.
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Key Takeaways
Verified Extract- The people of Ikono and Ibiono Ibom Local Government Areas of Akwa Ibom State have again raised fresh concerns over the hazards of oil spills in their communities from the abandoned wells.
- Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, in the 1950s was said to have drilled and capped the oil wells after declaring them commercially unviable.Speaking with Friday John, the Village Council Chairman of Ntan Mbat in Ibiono Ibom during a one-day Monitoring and Evidence Gathering Training at Ikono organized by the Health of Mother Earth Foundation, HOMEF, on Friday, he said no oil company has returned to the site since the wells were capped, adding that a new seepage point now discharges crude in large quantities everywhere.His words: "Oil has been coming out from there for a long time before I was born.
- That is why abandoned oil wells require proper assessment, monitoring, and decommissioning.""Communities living beside oil facilities need to know what is happening to their environment.
Key Facts:Friday: Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, in the 1950s was said to have drilled and capped the oil wells after declaring them commercially unviable.Speaking with Friday John, the Village Council Chairman of Ntan Mbat in Ibiono Ibom during a one-day Monitoring and Evidence Gathering Training at Ikono organized by the Health of Mother Earth Foundation, HOMEF, on Friday, he said no oil company has returned to the site since the wells were capped, adding that a new seepage point now discharges crude in large quantities everywhere.His words: "Oil has been coming out from there for a long time before I was born.today: Most of the diseases we suffer today – cancer, high blood pressure are because of this oil of a thing."Most of the people interviewed have similar reports of living with the consequences of leaking corked heads, which included poisoned streams, barren farmlands, dying economic trees, vanishing aquatic life and a new wave of insecurity.Beyond the pollution, Friday John painted a picture of total neglect, saying, "There is no hospital; if there is any medical emergency, before we can take patients to the city of Uyo, they die on the way because there is no road, no light, no hospital, no facilities, nothing.
Editorial Excerpt
The people of Ikono and Ibiono Ibom Local Government Areas of Akwa Ibom State have again raised fresh concerns over the hazards of oil spills in their communities from the abandoned wells.
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The people of Ikono and Ibiono Ibom Local Government Areas of Akwa Ibom State have again raised fresh concerns over the hazards of oil spills in their communities from the abandoned wells.
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Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, in the 1950s was said to have drilled and capped the oil wells after declaring them commercially unviable.Speaking with Friday John, the Village Council Chairman of Ntan Mbat in Ibiono Ibom during a one-day Monitoring and Evidence Gathering Training at Ikono organized by the Health of Mother Earth Foundation, HOMEF, on Friday, he said no oil company has returned to the site since the wells were capped, adding that a new seepage point now discharges crude in large quantities everywhere.His words: "Oil has been coming out from there for a long time before I was born.
