BEVERLY HILLS, June 17, (THEWILL) – Troops of the Nigerian Army under Operation Pulo Shield have prevented an attempt by suspected vandals to bomb pipelines belonging to the Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) in Okpoama, Brass local government area of Bayelsa State.
According to a statement released on Friday by Col. Ado Isa, Coordinator, Joint Media Campaign Centre (JMCC), the suspects planted dynamites beneath the pipeline location in a swamp before the troops discovered it.
The statement added that items recovered from the scene includes two dynamite detonators, cable wire and battery.
Isa said the troops deployed in Ogbia local government area of the state, carried out anti-illegal oil bunkering patrol and cordon-and-search operation along Ebelebiri and Agba communities and arrested six suspected pipeline vandals with eight Cotonou boats loaded with illegally acquired crude oil.
He said the sites and the recovered items were destroyed immediately, while the suspects were handed over to prosecuting agency.
“On the same day, OPS troops, in continuation of its raid on suspected pipeline vandals’ camps carried out cordon-and-search operation in Oporoma Community of Delta State,” he continued.
“10 suspected pipeline vandals were arrested during the operation and the following items were recovered from them: one pistol, 195 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition, 14 handheld radio sets, diving equipment, personal computer, IPAD, 30 detonating codes and several cell phones with SIM cards belonging to telecoms companies, among others.”
Story by David Oputah
