Ebocha Community Calls for Government Intervention Over Abduction, Environmental Damage, and Oando’s Refusal to Honour Agreements




Ebocha Community Calls for Government Intervention Over Abduction, Environmental Damage, and Oando’s Refusal to Honour Agreements

By Niger Delta Voice Reporters, Port Harcourt Correspondent. 
8th November, 2025.

The people of Ebocha Community in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State have called on the Federal Government of Nigeria, the Rivers State Government, and the Department of Security Services (DSS) to urgently intervene over what they described as the illegal abduction and detention of their community leader, Prince (Engr.) Ernest Onwuadi, and the continued environmental degradation caused by the operations of Oando Energy Resources Plc.

In a statement issued by the community, residents expressed outrage over Oando’s alleged refusal to honour the National Assembly resolution and the Rivers State High Court judgment, both of which recognized the rights of the Ebocha people to fair compensation and environmental remediation arising from oil exploration activities initially conducted by the Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) and now operated by Oando.

According to the community, Onwuadi—who also serves as the Exclusive Principal Representative of the Ebocha Community and National Executive President of the Ebocha Youth Association was abducted and unlawfully detained by security operatives linked to Oando after leading a peaceful protest on January 21, 2025, to demand the company’s compliance with the existing resolutions.

The Ebocha community alleged that Oando’s security personnel and armed thugs violently disrupted the demonstration, handed Onwuadi over to the DSS in Imo State, where he was reportedly detained for two months under inhumane conditions. They condemned the act as an attempt to intimidate their leadership and frustrate ongoing efforts toward justice and development.

They urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Attorney General of the Federation, and international human rights organizations such as Amnesty International and Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) to compel Oando Energy Resources Plc to return to the negotiation table and uphold all previously agreed terms with the host community.

 “The Ebocha people have suffered enough from neglect, pollution, and deprivation. We are only demanding justice, fairness, and a peaceful resolution through dialogue,” the statement concluded.

Attached to this Publication are documents containing the Full Statements From Ebocha Community.

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