BAYELSA COMMUNITY SEEKS POTABLE WATER FROM OIL COMPANIES

-           Coastal communities along Ogboinbiri River in Southern Ijaw LGA, Bayelsa state have tasked oil firms in the area to provide them with portable water.

-          Chairman of the Community Development Committee (CDC) in Keme Ebiana, one of the affected communities, Chief Columbus John-Bull made the call in an interview with newsmen on Sunday.

-          According to John-Bull, an oil leak occurred recently in the area, polluting the Ogboinbiri River which was the source of water to Keme Ebiama, Apoi, Kokologbene, Gbaruan, Ukubie and Lobia communities.

-          He stated that the communities depended on the river for drinking and domestic use, and the people could no longer access water from the river following the pollution.

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