– A crude oil pipeline belonging to Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) has been blown up
– The pipeline was blown up following a clash in Ikienghenbiri community
– JTF has reportedly apprehended those behind the pipeline destruction
If reports by The Breaking Times are anything to go by, then the Joint Task Force has apprehended the militants who reportedly blew up a pipeline belonging to NAOC.
JTF Reportedly arrests militants who blew up Agip Oil pipelines
The pipeline was set ablaze in Ikienghenbiri community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa state, following a clash between rival armed groups over alleged disputed surveillance contract.
Sources reveal that the incident, which occurred at about 2am on Sunday, May 22, caused panic in the riverside community with many residents fleeing their homes to neighbouring communities.
This latest attack on oil facilities, comes on the heels of calls by ex-militants in the Niger Delta under the aegis of Leadership, Peace and Cultural Development Initiative (LPCDI), on reneged militant groups in the region to stop attacks on oil and gas pipelines to allow President Muhammadu Buhari fulfill his electoral promises to the region.
The armed youths from Ikienghenbiri community were arrested for allegedly blowing up a major oil pipeline line owned by Agip with dynamites.
The armed men, who attacked the pipeline in the swamp of Azuzuama-Ikienghenbiri axis of the trunk conveying the crude oil from Tebidaba to Brass terminal, were allegedly led by Suoyou, Iyelawei and Fyneboy.
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