Major new inquiry into oil spills in Nigeria's Niger Delta launched

By Bukola Adebayo, CNN

Updated 0018 GMT (0818 HKT) March 27, 2019

A sign warns people to stay off land contaminated by oil pollution.
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A sign warns people to stay off land contaminated by oil pollution.
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A deserted flow station at Kegbara-Dere, part of the Bomu manifold. Spill sites affect the Kegbara-Dere community in Gokana LGA Rivers State, Niger Delta, Nigeria.
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A deserted flow station at Kegbara-Dere, part of the Bomu manifold. Spill sites affect the Kegbara-Dere community in Gokana LGA Rivers State, Niger Delta, Nigeria.
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Spill Sites in Kegbara-Dere community in Gokana LGA Rivers State, Niger Delta, Nigeria.
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Spill Sites in Kegbara-Dere community in Gokana LGA Rivers State, Niger Delta, Nigeria.
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Contaminated land surrounds the Bomu Manifold, an oil facility at Kegbara Dere, Nigeria, years after spills occurred. Every year there are hundreds of spills in the Niger delta, but clean-ups are often slow and ineffective.
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Contaminated land surrounds the Bomu Manifold, an oil facility at Kegbara Dere, Nigeria, years after spills occurred. Every year there are hundreds of spills in the Niger delta, but clean-ups are often slow and ineffective.
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A man shows how the land is contaminated with oil pollution.
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A man shows how the land is contaminated with oil pollution.