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• Akwa Ibom Communities Warn of Ongoing Oil Spill Threats from Abandoned Wells

  Residents of Ikono and Ibiono Ibom LGAs in Akwa Ibom State say abandoned oil wells, capped by Shell in the 1950s, continue to leak crude, contaminating farmland, water sources and health. The Health of Mother Earth Foundation is urging authorities to de‑commission the wells and provide compensation.