The Federal Government has launched an investigation into the complaints of land-grabbing by oil producing communities in Bayelsa against some International Oil Companies, IOCs.
According to the ministry, the probe is in response to a petition by Agi Bestman, the Coordinator of the Niger Delta MoU, Corporate Social Responsibilities on behalf of the aggrieved communities. Officials from Office of the Surveyor General of the Federation, the Nigerian Police and the Bayelsa State Government are the other members of the team.