Rivers Political Crisis: Revolution Begins With Pipelines Explosion In Ogoni?
Is it a possibility that Monday’s explosion in the Bodo Community of Gokana Local Government of Rivers State is traceable to the ongoing political crisis in the state?
A section of the Trans Niger pipeline in Bodo community, which is a federal transport line that supplies oil to the Bonny Export Terminal in the state, exploded.
The incident which occured late hours on Monday night, has left residents of Bodo community in shock following the threats by militant groups to destroy oil pipes in the state.
The militant group gave the threat as they warned the federal government against withholding the state’s allocation due to the political crisis.
As at the time of filling this report, security authorities were yet to affirm the cause of the explosion, whether it’s human interference or leakages.
Meanwhile, the affected section of the pipeline was still on fire as residents woke to behold the horrifying incident on Tuesday, with thick black smokes billowing into the atmosphere.
