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Yenagoa Residents Shut Down Shell’s Oil Wells
Residents of Tambiri in Yenagoa Local Government comprising youths, women and elders on Wednesday blocked the access road to the oil wells singing solidarity songs amidst rhythms from local musical instruments.
They disrupted oil production at Adibawa Oil field operated by Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), shutting two oil wells.
According to NewTelegraph, the two oil wells, Adibawa well 4 and Adibawa well 10 feeding the Adibawa flow station were shut down by the protesters who demanded power supply from the nearby oil facility.
Mr Oyeso Atena, Youth President of Biseni Community said that they were aggrieved over the failure of SPDC for failure to link the community to a power plant located at Adibawa flow station despite several meetings.
“We are not asking for too much for a company that has operated here since 1972 and there is no history of hostage taking, no attack on oil workers, and no incident of vandalism of facilities.
“Our expectation is that they reciprocate our peaceful dispositions and not take our peaceful nature for weakness, we have vowed to remain here until they respond to us,” the youth leader said.
Kingsley Istanbul Vam
December 1, 2017 at 5:28 am
D zoo we have no peace until Biafra cm
Onyeukwu Son
December 1, 2017 at 3:56 am
Very good
Ifeanyichukwu Madunagu Frank
December 1, 2017 at 12:52 am
Good move
Mamadou Aliou Diallo
November 30, 2017 at 11:33 pm
Cool
Onyemaechi Tony
November 30, 2017 at 7:05 pm
Bring the oil industry to a stand still & no saboteurs
Frank Ahiakwo
November 30, 2017 at 5:33 pm
Nice
Ikechukwu Odii
November 30, 2017 at 5:07 pm
Yes
Tobechukwu Adunigwe
November 30, 2017 at 4:59 pm
Restructure Nigeria now
Tobechukwu Adunigwe
November 30, 2017 at 4:59 pm
Yes
Christopher Ochini
November 30, 2017 at 4:57 pm
Yes