Oil Spill at Mosheshe, Kirikiri

Incident 197421 · Mystery spill reported by Swift Oil, Apapa · 11 Apr 2018

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NOSDRA Oil Spill Monitor · source recordLatest observation: 11 Apr 2018Retrieved: 5 Sept 2026

Incident date11 Apr 2018Source field: incidentdate

Estimated quantityNot suppliedAn estimate where the source supplies one

Quantity recoveredNot suppliedNot assumed to be zero

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Incident location

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CompanyMystery spill reported by Swift Oil, Apapa

Reported12 Apr 2017

StateLagos

LGAApapa

ContaminantRe(Black Oil)

CauseCorrosion

FacilityNot supplied

HabitatNs

Estimated spill areaNot supplied

JIV dateNot supplied

Impact description supplied by source

Visible black oil was observed along the shoreline of Swift Oil Jetty emanating from a vessel arrested by Nigerian NAVY and handed over to EFCC for investigation. The vessel was abandoned and the stored product started seeping due to corrosion.