Breaking: Egbema Kingdom Ologba lndigenes in Benin River Protest Against IDSL Company Over Neglect as Host Community

Egbema Kingdom Ologba lndigenes in Benin River Protest Against IDSL Company Over Neglect as Host Community 

Warri _____ Ologba Federated Community in Egbema Kingdom, Warri North Local Government Area of Delta State on Friday 9th August, 2024 raised alarm over deliberate neglect and lmarginalization by the lntegrated Data Services Limited (IDSL), a subsidiary of NNPC Oilfield Services Limited currently drilling oil in their land in Benin River.

Ologbagha Gbene is the mother community that made up Tortor, Charity Odowu, Yemo, Vellow, Tuaseigha, Jekaye and Mekegbene communities in Egbema Kingdom, Delta State along Benin River that is hosting lntegrated Data Services Limited (IDSL) currently executing oil exploration activities in their territory.

According to the National PRO of Ologba Federated Community, Comrade Odowu Christain noted that instead of the oil checkment company (IDSL) to work with the eight host communities peacefully rather they only recognized two, that is Vellow and Tuaseigha as host communities while neglecting the remaining six to their fate.

He emphasized that as a people, they have tried all legitimate means in the past two months to reach out to the management of the company to make them understand how things are done in their community but to no avail.

Odowu reiterated that the location where the company is operating belongs to ljaws of Egbema Kingdom in Delta State under Warri North LGA and not Edo State as falsely claimed by the checkment company IDSL.

The Ologba Federated Community leadership emphasized that the company's deliberate attempt to neglect them as host communities provoked them to embark on peaceful protest thereby resulting to the seizure of their operation boat in their yard.

Responding on behalf of the company, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of IDSL, Mr. Christain pleaded with the aggrieved youths of the neglected six Ologba Federated Community's to calm down and gave him two days to relate the matter to the top management of the company and get back to them. He assured them of peaceful resolution of the matter in the coming week, while charging them to exercise little patience, the statement added.

However, the Ologba people are calling on the Delta State government led by His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori to call IDSL company to order, adding that any further delay of their inclusion as host communities in the ongoing project would lead to break down of law and order in the state.