Sapele Okpe Community chased out Seplat " Eye Can See" Team from the community Hall at Olympia on Monday 19 June.
An eye witness accounted that women of the community started the drama that resulted in the chasing out of Seplat energy medical team.
The women protested that Seplat energy is not keeping to some of the agreements the community has with them.
A lady that pleaded anonymity said there is an amount of money that ought to be paid to the community but Seplat energy has derailed in releasing the said sum, instead they came with their medical team for their usual yearly community Development project, hence the women are chasing them out of the hall. They are not straight forward.
At the scene, women and Youths of the community were seen chasing out Seplat Energy Medical team from the Community hall and booing them.
Responding to the incident, the Secretary, Sapele Okpe community, Mr. Raphael Ojagbeghru said the community did not chase out Seplat energy medical team but simply asked them to follow protocol.
Ojagbeghru added that the community was not officially informed of the use of the hall for their medical mission.
He said the proper channel would have been for them to write to the community through the Chairman, get approval, before coming to make use of the facility but this was not done.
Ojagbeghru pointed out that all they ask the medical team to do was to go back and follow right procedure and that the team was not chased out of the community Hall.
Attempt to meet with officials of SEPLAT Energy Medical Team or representative of Seplat Energy , proved abortive as no one was willing to speak to the press.
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