Because the spill occurred just 10 days after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, people affected by repeated spills in the Niger Delta noted "massive differences" in international response to these disasters and relative lack of media coverage for such events in Nigeria.Causes Most of the oil infrastructure is old and lacks regular inspection or maintenance.. 
Ó mú kí àwọn eniyan tí ó tó ọgọrun-un ẹgbẹrun sọ ilé ati ọ̀nà wọn nù, ó sì ba ilé tí ó tó ẹgbẹrun meji jẹ́.Okùnlẹ̀ òjò tí ó rọ̀ fún ọpọlọpọ ọṣẹ fa ìkún omi ní ìpínlẹ̀ Benue, ọpọlọpọ odò ni ó ya.. 