The Rivers state House of Assembly has begun an investigation into claims that an oil enterprise, Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited, left out an oil spill that badly affected B-Dere group in Gokana Local Government Area.

The choice got here after the group, via its property surveyors and valuers, Hamilton Odom & Co., petitioned the House over the enterprise’s alleged overlook. The petition, signed via ESV Hamilton Odom, was once introduced via the Deputy Speaker, Hon. Dumle Maol, and referred via the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Martin Amaewhule, to the House Committee on Public Complaints and Petitions led via Hon. Enemi Alabo George.

According to the petition, the spill came about on May 7, 2025, alongside the 24 Ogale-Bomu pipeline. A joint investigation via the Rivers State Ministry of Environment, the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA), and representatives of the affected group discovered that the spill was once led to via apparatus failure.

“The spill destroyed our vegetation, killed plants, and polluted underground water. It also disrupted farming and other economic activities, causing loss of income and psychological distress,” the petition said.

The group stated in spite of the wear and tear led to, Renaissance Africa Energy had now not wiped clean up the affected house or paid any type of reimbursement. “What worries us most is the silence of the company after our initial meeting to agree on compensation ended without progress,” the petitioners added.

They advised the lawmakers to carry the enterprise chargeable for the environmental injury, be certain reimbursement for affected citizens, and push for a correct cleanup and recovery of the land and water.

Responding, the Chairman of the House Committee on Public Complaints and Petitions, Hon. Enemi Alabo George, confident that the petition could be handled with urgency, promising that the committee would do its easiest to verify justice for the group.