Residents of Akko Local Government Area of Gombe State have appealed to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to provide them with alternative sources of water.
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The residents, who are in Tudun Wada Malam Jamo, Konkeje and Jauro Baba communities, made the appeal in an interview with reporters on Sunday in Gombe.
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An NNPC oil pipeline in Tudun Wada Malam Jamo burst on Friday evening resulting in oil spill which led to the adulteration of the river and only water source in the area.
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Spokespersons of the communities, Alhaji Yayari Jungudo and Umar Ajiya, said that following the spillage, the three communities had been without portable water as the only water available was contaminated.
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"We woke up around 4.30 a.m. on Saturday only to discover that the stream had been contaminated with petroleum due to the pipeline burst.
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"Today, all the residents of these three villages went as far as Gamadaji village, about four kilometres away, to fetch water.
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"We do not have wells or boreholes or any other source of water but the river and it has now been contaminated by petroleum.
All this must be done as soon as possible because water is very much important in times like this. It would make sense if this is rectified!