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ADVERTISEMENT A coalition of civil society groups has criticised the decision of federal lawmakers to include in the newly-passed Petroleum Industry Bill a clause punishing host communities in the events of pipeline vandalisation. The Health of Mother Earth Foundation, Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria, and Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa stated their position in a joint statement on Wednesday. After years of stalling, the Senate and House of Representatives, last week, passed the PIB which proposed that host communities be held responsible pipeline vandalisation in their domains. According to the Bill, “wherein any year, an act of vandalism, sabotage or other civil unrest occurs that causes damage to petroleum and designated facilities or disrupts production activities within the host community, the community shall forfeit its entitlement to the extent of the costs of repairs of the damage that resulted from the activity with r

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