An oil spillage has been reported in K-Dere community, Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State. The Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre, YEAC-Nigeria, through its Crude Oil Spill Alert System (COSAS), reported that the spillage happened on January 3, 2024, on the PPMC pipeline pumping crude to the Port Harcourt Refinery. While the community blamed equipment failure for the spillage, the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency, NOSDRA, has yet to conduct a Joint Investigation Visit, JIV. The spill reportedly occurred on a ruptured part of the pipeline that spilt crude into th…