Oil spill: Bayelsa communities contract cholera, other diseases
The people of Aghoro 1 and 2 communities in Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have continued to lament over the effects of the Shell Petroleum Development Company oil spill which, according to them, have polluted all sources of water as well as air in the community, thereby inflicting the residents with divers health related ailments.
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