Community affected by gas explosion demands N7.6b compensation
Thompson Nsisongabasi
Sep 24, 2021
Obotim Nsit community in Nsit Ibom Local Government of Akwa Ibom State has asked for N7.6billion compensation over a gas pipeline explosion that occurred in 2016.
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The explosion, The Nation recalls, killed more than 28 indigenes of the community, destroyed economic trees, polluted the atmosphere and rendered people homeless.
The gas pipeline laid by Seven Energy Company passes through the community from Ukanafun in Akwa Ibom State to Calabar in Cross River State.
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Briefing reporters yesterday, the village head, Eteidun Iniobong Duff Akpan, said the pipeline exploded on July 27, 2016 at about 11:30am at the community's school, Asang Community High School.
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He lamented that six years after the incident, the indigenes were still suffering from the effects of the explosion, even as scores of people have heart attacks and other strange ailments.
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"Since the gas explosion, we have been having one effect or the other, damages after damages. Many houses have collapsed. Water from rain water is always black and unfit for consumption as a result of gas emission, which is still in the air.
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"Most of our people are suffering from heart attack. The roof of Asang Community High School where the incident occurred has been ripped open and since then no effort has been made to renovate the school.
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"Recently, students writing WAEC exams in the school had to stop because of leaking roofs.
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"There is no electricity in our community since then because Seven Energy Company ordered that the transformer be disabled to enable the fire, which erupted from the explosion, to be put out.
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"We can't even breathe good air because the atmosphere of our community is still polluted. This has led to health challenges,ÔÇØ Akpan said.
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— Thompson Nsisongabasi