March 18, (THEWILL) – Another explosion has reportedly hit an oil facility in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State, making it the second such incident in the State.
The blast reportedly occurred at a manifold connecting a federal pipeline in the Okwawriwa area of ONELGA on Tuesday morning.
Eyewitnesses said the explosion took place at a facility that conveys petroleum products from Seplat, Agip and Shell, serving ONELGA and parts of Imo State, to Brass in Bayelsa State.
The Rivers State Police Command has yet to confirmed the lstest incident
The latest explosion follows a similar incident at the Trans-Niger Pipeline, operated by Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), which transports oil to the Bonny Terminal.
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