ETE-O:
EARLIER TODAY, YEAC RECEIVED A REPORT FROM A MEMBER OF ITS ONE MILLION YOUTH VOLUNTEERS NETWORK OF HUMAN RIGHT DEFENDERS AND PROMOTERS IN THE NIGER DELTA OF Advocacy Centre THAT HE SIGHTED THICK SMOKE FROM A BURNING POINT HE SUSPECTED TO BE COMING FROM CRUDE OIL RELATED INCIDENT AROUND ETE-O, ELEME LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA WHILE PASSING IN A CAR.
WE LAUNCHED INVESTIGATION INTO IT IMMEDIATELY AND DISCOVERED THAT IT WAS SECURITY OPERATIVES THAT ALLEGEDLY SET ABLAZE TWO TANKERS SUSPECTED TO BE CARRYING ILLEGAL PETROLEUM PRODUCT SUSPECTED TO BE DIESEL! I WENT TO THE AREA THIS EVENING AND SAW THE THICK SMOKE STILL COMING OUT. A MEMBER OF THE VOLUNTEERS NETWORK LATER SENT ME THESE PICTURES. I ALSO SAW MOTORCYCLES AND PEOPLE COMING FROM THE SITE WITH SCOOPED PRODUCT FROM THE TANKERS.
WITH INCIDENTS LIKE THIS STILL HAPPENING, OUR ENVIRONMENT WILL CONTINUE BEING POLLUTED, SOOT WILL CONTINUE,ETC.