Oyo Government Denies Crude Oil Discovery Rumour

The Oyo State authorities has debunked reports circulating connected societal media, claiming that crude lipid was discovered successful a good astatine Yemetu country successful Ibadan, the State capital.

The State government, done the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, clarified that their investigations revealed the good h2o was contaminated by diesel and not crude oil.

According to the ministry, officials launched a three-day probe pursuing a petition received connected September 8, 2025, regarding suspected h2o contamination astatine a location successful Yemetu Igosun.

“Findings showed that a well, which had served residents for astir 20 years without contamination, was abruptly polluted with diesel that wholly covered the h2o surface. About 250 litres of the substance were aboriginal recovered by information operatives.

“Investigators besides inspected a telephone mast located little than 3 meters from the affected good but confirmed determination was nary grounds linking the installation to the contamination,” it said.

According to eyewitness testimonies, the contamination occurred wrong six hours, raising suspicions of crisp practices wrong the community, which has a past of unrest.

To cushion the interaction connected residents, the authorities government, done the Oyo State Water Corporation, has provided 5,000 litres of potable h2o to the affected households.

The contaminated h2o was evacuated for due attraction and disposal by accredited discarded contractors, portion the good undergoes earthy remediation.

The ministry besides requested information agencies to intensify investigations and directed the precocious mast owners to supply a borehole for the assemblage arsenic portion of a firm societal work (CSR).

Reassuring the public, the Oyo State authorities reaffirmed its committedness to protecting lives, nationalist health, and the environment.

It further admonished residents to desist from spreading unverified oregon sensational quality susceptible of causing unnecessary panic and societal unrest.