Kelvin Bowoto
A cholera outbreak in the Soku hamlet in Rivers State’s Akuku-Toru local government area has claimed the lives of nine people. According to community sources, if steps to ameliorate the situation are not implemented, more people will die.
The outbreak, according to the sources, was caused by bad and contaminated drinking water. Meanwhile, the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has intervened by sending a rapid-reaction medical team to the community. The team, which was dispatched through the NDDC’s Rivers State office, includes medical physicians, nurses, and other medical personnel.
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Speaking on the situation, Chief Tony Okocha, the state representative on the commission’s board, stated that the aggressive intervention was intended to save the lives of the inhabitants of the Soku village. The Rivers State Ministry of Health has yet to publish an official statement confirming the terrible incident. Soku is an ancient storehouse of oil and gas exploration and development, which began in 1958 following Oloibiri.
Today, the neighborhood is home to three flow stations: Soku, Ekulama I and II, the Oil Ream Development Project (ORD), and the over N25 billion Soku Liquefied Natural Gas Plant. The town gained international attention in 2019 when the Rivers State administration sued the Bayelsa State government over the ownership of the Soku Oil Fields.
Techrectory with Agency Report.
