Less than 12 hours after an explosion rocked the Tran Niger Pipeline in Bodo, Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State, another blast has occurred at an oil facility in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of the state.
The incident, which happened Tuesday morning, took place at a manifold connecting the federal pipeline in the Okwawriwa area of ONELGA.
Residents awoke to find a raging fire consuming the facility, which is located some distance away from residential homes. The facility is said to transport petroleum products from Seplat, Agip, and Shell, moving supplies from ONELGA and parts of Imo State to Brass in Bayelsa State.
At press time, the cause of the explosions at both sites remains unconfirmed. Authorities have yet to determine whether they were the result of human activity.
Meanwhile, the Rivers State Police Command has launched an investigation into the earlier explosion in Bodo, Gokana LGA. Law enforcement officials have confirmed that two individuals have been taken in for questioning regarding the incident on the Trans Niger Pipeline.
The situation remains under close monitoring as authorities work to uncover the circumstances surrounding the twin explosions.
