Lagos, Yenagoa and Abuja — The coastal community of Ikebiri in Southern Ijaw Local Council Area of Bayelsa State has taken ENI, the parent company of Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) to an Italian court seeking compensation for oil spill. Supporting the suit is the monarch of Ikebiri community, Francis Temi Ododo, who is represented by Luca Saltalamacchia. They are seeking a thorough cleanup of the community and a compensation of two million Euros for the pollution of the environment. The ENI's negligence and its subsidiary, NAOC, had left the Ikebiri community to suffer in the last seven years." He said the decision was taken at a meeting with the oil company where the modalities for a memorandum of understanding were also worked out.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 10, 2017 09:45 UTC