Ebocha Community in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State is home to Agip’s Ebocha, Obrikom and Obiafu Oil and Gas Facility. The people of Ebocha are from the Ogba speaking tribe in Onelga. The community is rich in natural gas and hosts the state-owned gas turbine facility. The community has several huge and active gas stacks. The Ogba people are predominantly fishermen and farmers and depend on the little streams including the Orashi River as source of water for the community.ERA monitors visited the community on the 22 August, 2010 following a report of a fire incident on the Obiafu Obrikom Road resulting from gas leakage from Agip pipeline. Witnesses around the scene of the unpleasant incident claim that the bus and the driver were burnt. |