The recent oil spillage that occurred in River Ethiope that stretches through Ibada, Adagbrassa, Eko, Egbeku, Ogegere, Okuesajere, and Okuenenemuru villages of Ovwore community near Amukpe in Sapele Local Government area of Delta State, has been described as the worse oil spillage that has ever occurred in the community in recent times. |
| Name of conflict: | Oil Spillage Ethiope River, Nigeria |
| Country: | Nigeria |
| State or province: | Delta |
| Location of conflict: | Ethiope River, Sapele Local Government Area. |
| Accuracy of location | MEDIUM (Regional level) |
| Type of conflict. 1st level: | Fossil Fuels and Climate Justice/Energy |
| Type of conflict. 2nd level: | Oil and gas exploration and extraction Pollution related to transport (spills, dust, emissions) |
| Specific commodities: | Crude oil |
| Project details | |
| Type of population | Rural |
| Start of the conflict: | 06/2012 |
| Company names or state enterprises: | Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) from Nigeria |
| Relevant government actors: | Nigerian Nation Petroleum Corporation |
| Environmental justice organizations (and other supporters) and their websites, if available: | ERA |
| Intensity | MEDIUM (street protests, visible mobilization) |
| Reaction stage | Mobilization for reparations once impacts have been felt |
| Groups mobilizing: | Indigenous groups or traditional communities Local ejos Neighbours/citizens/communities Social movements Trade unions Women Recreational users Fisher people |
| Forms of mobilization: | Community-based participative research (popular epidemiology studies, etc..) Development of a network/collective action Development of alternative proposals Media based activism/alternative media Official complaint letters and petitions Public campaigns Occupation of buildings/public spaces Appeals/recourse to economic valuation of the environment |
| Environmental Impacts | Visible: Biodiversity loss (wildlife, agro-diversity), Food insecurity (crop damage), Loss of landscape/aesthetic degradation, Waste overflow, Oil spills, Surface water pollution / Decreasing water (physico-chemical, biological) quality Potential: Floods (river, coastal, mudflow), Soil contamination, Soil erosion, Groundwater pollution or depletion |
| Health Impacts | Potential: Infectious diseases, Other environmental related diseases |
| Socio-economical Impacts | Visible: Displacement, Loss of livelihood, Loss of traditional knowledge/practices/cultures, Specific impacts on women, Violations of human rights, Land dispossession Potential: Increase in violence and crime, Militarization and increased police presence |
| Project Status | In operation |
| Conflict outcome / response: | Under negotiation |
| Development of alternatives: | The affected Communities call on the Federal Government to Clean up the Spill, restore their land and pay adequate compensations. |
| Do you consider this an environmental justice success? Was environmental justice served?: | No |
| Briefly explain: | Although the oil leakage have been contained by the oil company.But the affected communities continue to count their losses, as long as the spill remains unabated. They have called on the relevant institutions to clean up the spill and pay adequate compensations. |
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| Contributor: | Afoke Ohwojeheri |
| Last update | 08/04/2014 |