Nigeria: Government and oil firms must expedite investigation of gas leaks threatening to destroy Nigerian community

Amnesty International · March 6, 2026 Human Rights

The Nigerian Government must immediately expedite their investigation into gas leaks across the Bille community in the oil-producing Niger Delta region, which are putting the lives of local residents in grave danger, warned Amnesty International. In October 2025, fishermen from Bille, a coastal town in Rivers State, reported seeing bubbling water accompanied by a sulphurous […] The post Nigeria: Government and oil firms must expedite investigation of gas leaks threatening to destroy Nigerian community appeared first on Amnesty International .

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