Residents of Ogu/Bolo in Rivers State have protested the silence of the State Government over the death of a fisherman on the waterways, News About Nigeria reports.
The protesters reportedly sealed the premises of the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas along Amadi-Ama in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Tuesday, denying staff of the company access.
The protesters, under the aegis of Concerned Ogu/Bolo residents, along with the mother of the deceased, alleged that the company’s vessel sank boats belonging to fishermen and destroyed their fishing nets along the NLNG sea routes resulting in the death of 27-year-old Precious Imabibo, who was fishing on the river on January 20, 2024.
While speaking to newsmen at the scene on Tuesday, the leader of the protesters, identified as Samuel Diamond, said that since the incident, the company has not done anything to provide relief to those who suffered losses.
He alleged that the company has turned down all avenues for dialogue, adding that a series of letters to get the attention of the company had not been responded to.
“We have written them (NLNG) a series of letters; we even wrote a letter to the community Development Committee of Amadi-ama after our first protest on January 29, but they have not done anything.
“We now wrote a letter to the Rivers State Commissioner of Police, and the police invited us through the State Intelligence Department, they also invited them (NLNG) but they refused to come.
“We even wrote to the Inspector General of Police and Amnesty International to come to our aid because NLNG cannot be operating here and their activities are killing our people.
“We are going to remain here until NLNG does the needful, even if it will take us one week. We will not only block here, we will block the route of the waterway,” he stated.
