Following the
destruction caused by a gas pipeline blown up by the Niger Delta Avengers,
women of Obotim Nsit community, Nsit Ibom Local Government Area, Akwa-Ibom
State have vowed to protest naked to summon the wrath of the gods on the
Muhammadu Buhari led-government and the gas company whose pipeline was blown up.
They claimed that the explosion caused extensive
damage to all the houses in the village besides ruining their farmlands and
other means of livelihood.
They lamented that the Gas company just evacuated
their equipment from the site without paying attention to the members of the
affected community.
Women Leader of the community, Mrs. Dorothy Nkanta,
said: “Unfortunately, Seven Energy came and evacuated their equipment from the
site not minding the losses the community have recorded.
“That means that they do not care about the disaster
they have brought to us after taking our land to lay their pipeline and locate
their control valve. They are not bothered about the health hazards and general
calamity the emissions from their pipeline have brought to our land.
“What have they said is our offence for giving our
land out for them to do business? Is this the kind of reward we should receive
from government and the gas company for the good thing we did for them?
“But I want to warn that they should not provoke us to
go naked on the streets for them else, it will not be well with them.
“We need compensation for the losses we have recorded
as a result of that gas pipeline explosion and for the degradation of our land
since that gas pipeline control valve was installed at the Asang Community High
School, else, we will go naked on the streets to provoke the gods of our land
to action against these people, who have suddenly turned our enemies.”
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