Fresh peace move suffers setback as militants hit another pipeline
Suspected Niger Delta militants have attacked an oil field operated by the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) in Delta State.
The incident occurred less than 24 hours after elders from the Niger Delta region held a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at Aso Rock.
The elders had presented 16 demands before the president, expressing optimism that peace would return to the troubled region.
Olaolu Daudu, spokesman of the joint force code-named ‘Operation Delta Safe’ confirmed the latest attack to NAN, saying investigations had commenced.
He said troops deployed to the area heard an explosion at the Bantan Flow Station run by NPDC, a subsidiary of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).
“Troops of Operation Delta Safe located at Sector 1, in Delta while on routine patrol heard an explosive sound caused by suspected economic saboteurs at Batan Flow Station around Ekweregbene, Bantan general area,” he said.
“The incident is however, being investigated and details will be made available as events unfold.”
No militant group has claimed responsibility for the explosion.
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