Environmentalist calls for probe into Okrika deaths, action on gas leaks
<img width="637" height="333" src="https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2026/09/Okrika-Community-members-gather-at-the-seaside-after-some-community-members-died-from-inhaling-toxic-fumes.jpg?fit=637%2C333&ssl=1" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Okrika Community members gather at the seaside after some community members died from inhaling toxic fumes" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2026/09/Okrika-Community-members-gather-at-the-seaside-after-some-community-members-died-from-inhaling-toxic-fumes.jpg?w=637&ssl=1 637w, https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2026/09/Okrika-Community-members-gather-at-the-seaside-after-some-community-members-died-from-inhaling-toxic-fumes.jpg?resize=526%2C275&ssl=1 526w" sizes="(max-width: 637px) 100vw, 637px" /><p>Reports say at least 37 people died in Okrika, Rivers State, while reportedly involved in an illegal oil siphoning operation.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/907545-environmentalist-calls-for-probe-into-okrika-deaths-action-on-gas-leaks.html">Environmentalist calls for probe into Okrika deaths, action on gas leaks</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.premiumtimesng.com">Premium Times Nigeria</a>.</p>