Okrika Jetty Tragedy: Youths Return To Scoop More Oil Despite Deaths

Okrika deaths: HOMEF demands probe, stronger protection for oil communities - THE AUTHORITY NEWS

By Chuks Oyema-Aziken The Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) has called for an urgent investigation into the deaths reported at Okari Jetty Creeks in Okrika Local Government Area of Rivers State and demanded stronger protection for communities living around petroleum infrastructure across the Niger Delta. The environmental advocacy group...

Okrika Jetty Tragedy: Victims’ Corpses Returned Home With Foams In Their Mouths – Relatives

Relatives of the victims of the tragic incident that occured at Okari jetty in Okrika Mainland, Okirika local government area of Rivers State, have revealed that their corpses returned home with foams in their mouth. A yet-to-be-confirmed number of persons had died after inhaling poisonous fumes from a facility belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum […]

Okrika Youths Scoop Spilled Oil Despite Recent Deaths

Desperation and unemployment have driven youths in Okrika to return to a deadly oil spill site at Okari Jetty, despite recent deaths recorded in the area.