The military task force deployed to protect oil facilities in the Niger Delta, Operation Pulo Shield, says it has arrested suspected vandals behind the recent pipeline blasts in the region.
Blasts on a crude and gas pipeline at Escravos, Delta, resulted in the shut-down of Warri and Port Harcourt refineries, cutting gas supply to some power plants recently.
Another pipeline blast on Agip’s facility on January 28 resulted in a drop by 16,000 barrels of oil equivalent of the company’s 40,000 barrels daily export from Brass Oil Export Terminal of the Bayelsa coastline.
According to a statement by the spokesman of Operation Pulo Shield, Isa Ado, the arrest followed a charge by the commander of the joint force, Alani Okunlola, to apprehend those behind the act.
Mr. Ado, a colonel, said the suspects in custody were being interrogated to ascertain their level of involvement and to help in arresting other suspects still at large.
He said surveillance patrols in the region had been intensified towards ensuring that all suspected militants behind the pipeline sabotage were brought to book.
Source - Premium Times
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