…Consumption of seafoods soaked in oil is rampant, makes case for cleanup of oil region
Rural women in the oil region have cried out, saying what is flowing right now in their bloodstream is crude oil. The women said seafoods and other plants are soaked in crude oil, which is passed to humans.
This claim is supported by findings of a women-focused non-governmental organisation (NGO) known as Kebetkache Women Development Centre (KWDC), led by Emem Okon.
Okon disclosed what happened in some of the communities they visited for research in the oil region. She told of places in Ogoni where women are mostly below 50 years, who say their mothers died long ago.
She told stories of women with lung diseases and others suffering different breathing defects, saying most of the food they eat is poisoned with carcinogens.
