Shell distances self from alleged death of fishes in Niger Delta waters
DAILY POST had earlier reported that residents along the Atlantic coastline in Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers and Akwa Ibom raised the alarm over the massive death of croaker fish specie since February, raising concerns of increased toxicity of the territorial waters.
In a statement signed and sent to DAILY POST by the Media Relations Manager of SPDC, Mr. Bamidele Odugbesan, stated that there was no oil leakage from its activities linked to the dead fishes. Odugbesan also disclosed that Shell was supporting the Delta State governments in investigating the cause of the massive death of fishes as well as participating in an ongoing joint investigation by oil industry regulators.
“We have conducted a joint investigation visit to the coastline, samples have been collected and testing is ongoing in accredited laboratories,” Odugbesan stated. He said other regulatory agencies with mandates of safety in the maritime space, were deploying their expertise in the ongoing investigation, assuring that the process was being carried out with best practices.
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