Explosion rocks Trans-Niger pipeline in Rivers

 

An explosion has rocked a section of the Trans Niger Pipeline in the Bodo Community in the Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State.

It was learnt that the explosion occurred late on Monday night near the Bodo-Bonny Road under construction.

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A trending video showed thick black smokeĀ in the atmosphere with a raging inferno spreading fast into the mangrove.

Unknown militants had threatened to attack oil facilities in the state following the ongoing political crisis.