Kwara Government Pledges Rapid Response to Oil Spill Crisis in Ifelagba

Date: 2025-04-17

Residents of Ifelagba community in Sobi, Alagbado, Ilorin East Local Government Area, Kwara State, have raised alarms over the discovery of oil spillage in four wells and a borehole within the area.

Hon. Damilola Yusuf Adelodun, Honourable Commissioner for Business, Innovation, and Technology, led a joint inspection team from her ministry and the Ministry of Environment to assess the situation. She assured residents of the state government's commitment to swift and decisive action.

Hon. Damilola emphasized that the government would conduct comprehensive geological and environmental assessments to verify the spill's extent, quantify the contamination, and evaluate its impact on public health, safety, and potential future exploration activities.

She also stressed the importance of collaboration with the community and pledged to engage relevant federal agencies for technical assessments and further discussions on how best to manage and develop the area responsibly.

Similar, the Commissioner for Ministry of Environment, Hajia Nafisat Bugge, represented by Head of Department Pollution Control, Alabelewe Saadudeen promised to carryout necessary investigations to detect the cause of the Oil spillage in the Community.

Speaking earlier during the inspection, the Chairman of the community, Alhaji Ajadi AbdulAzeez, expressed gratitude to the Kwara State Government for the prompt response. He welcomed the Honourable Commissioner and her team and highlighted the alarming discovery of oil in major wells and boreholes across the community, which has led to water contamination and scarcity.

Following the inspection, Hon. Damilola issued an immediate directive for the temporary closure of the Rainoil Filling Station located along Lare-Gada, Sobi Road, Ilorin, pending further investigation into the situation.

Alhaji AbdulAzeez further explained that the substance discovered during recent water retrieval efforts had the distinct appearance and odor of petroleum, raising significant concerns about environmental safety.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Borgu     Lucky Omoluwa     Otoge     NaAllah     Bamidele Adegoke Oladimeji     Omoniyi Ayinla     Oniyangi Kunle Sulaiman     Raji AbdulRasaq     Dairo Kunle Paul     General Hospital, Ilorin     Yakub Lai Gobir     Mohammed Abdulahi     National Pilot     IHS Towers     Timothy Akangbe     Oyelere Oyinloye     Abdulraufu Mustapha     Col. Ibrahim Taiwo     Shuaib Olarongbe     Ademola Kiyesola     Yusuf Ibitokun Sherifat     Sai Kayi     Funke Adedoyin     Law School Scholarship     ENetSuD     Oniye     Rabiu Kwankwaso     Shehu Jimoh     Shuaibu Yaman Abdullahi     Gbugbu     Asa     Bayo Ajia     Bolaji Abdullahi     Muhammad Yahya     Muhammad Mustapha Suleiman     Congress For National Consensus     Gwanara     Toun Okewale-Sonaiya     Monkey Pox     Abdulsalam A. Yusuf     Akeem Olatunji     HAMFAT Clinic And Maternity     Abdulrazaq Aiyelabegan     Isiaka Gold     Ijakadi     Onikijipa     Oyin-Zubair     Idris Garuba     Curfew     Omoniyi     Risikat Lawal     Olatunde Oyeyiola     Amasa     Ayodele Olaosebikan     Ahmed Dankaya     Imam Gambari     Oyedepo     Valsolar     Shuaib Abdulkadir     Tafida     Folorunsho Erubu     Lawal Arinola Kudirat     LAK Jimoh     Ophthalmological Society Of Nigeria     Alfa Belgore     Gobirawa     Abdulmumini Sanni Jawondo     Vasolar Consortium     A.E. Afolabi     Chief Of Staff     Sango-UITH Road     Ganmo Electricity Sub-Station     Ola Falade     Oko Erin     Jimoh Lambe Abdulkareem     NIPOGA     Moses Rahman Popoola    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

SGBN     Gbugbu International Market     Ita-Nmo Market     Ilorin Central Mosque     Seni Saraki     Gobirawa     NNPP     Isiaq Khadeejah     Harrison Osauwagboe     Special Agro-Industrial Hub     Fatimoh Lawal     Lucky Omoluwa     Sheikh Hamzat Yusuf Ariyibi     Adeniyi Ojo     KwaraLearn     Bayo Ajia     Mohammed Saidu     Oke-Oyi     Abdulwahab Oba     Sabi     Wahab Kunle Shittu     Ganmo     Maryam Nurudeen     FERMA     Taibat Ayinke Ahmed     Mohammed Danjuma     Oke-Ogun     Khairat Gwadabe     Tunji Olawuyi     Alimi     Isiaka Saka Opobiyi     Oladipo Akanmu Tolani     Oba Abdulraheem     Kwara Basketball Association     Dorcas Afeniforo     IPSAS     Labaeka     Elerin Of Adanla     Akeem Olatunji     Shuaibu Yaman     Patience Jonathan     Magaji Erubu     Toyin Sanusi     Aminu Adisa Logun     Michael Nzekwe     Sa\'adatu Modibbo-Kawu     Yoonus Kola Olatinwo     Kwara State Governor     Presidential Election     Folashade Omoniyi     Suleiman Yahya Alapansapa     VADA     Kupchi Hosea Maxwell     Aisha Buhari     Kazeem Gbolagade     Garment Factory     Council Of The Wise     Azeez Bello     Babaita     Baruten     Taofik Abdulkareem Babaita     Abdulkadir Bolakale Sakariyah     ASKOMP     Yahaya Oloriegbe     Raji AbdulRasaq     Agor     Sodiya     Edu     Oluronke Adeyemi     Kemi Adeosun     State Bureau Of Internal Revenue     Junior Secondary School Certificate Examinations     Tunde Saad     Buhari     Sarkin Malamai     All Peoples Party     Tunde Akanbi