NSCDC investigates claims of pipeline attacks by Niger
Delta Avengers in Bayelsa
The Bayelsa Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence
Corps (NSDC) says it is investigating the claims of pipeline attacks on three
crude trunk lines by Niger Delta Avengers.
The militant group had in a statement posted on its
website on Wednesday claimed to have attacked pipelines operated by the
Nigerian Agip Oil Company in Bayelsa.
The NSCDC said on Wednesday morning that its preliminary
investigations showed that contrary to the claims of the Niger Delta Avengers
that its fighters destroyed the pipelines in Nembe, the attacks reported
occurred in a different location
It said that the compromised trunk lines were located at
Lasukugbene in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of the state.
The State Commandant of the Corps, Mr Desmond Agu,
confirmed to NAN on Wednesday that the command got a report that two explosions
rocked the pipelines in Lasukugbene.
Agu said that NSCDC operatives were immediately
dispatched to the scene only to discover that the attack was in a different
location.
He explained that the explosion cut off the pipeline
riser, adding that his men had been combing the area to track down the
culprits.
Agu, who said that his command had recorded many
successes in the fight against pipeline vandalism in the state, described the
incident as an isolated case.
“We have been arresting suspected vandals in the state
and that is why Bayelsa has been kept safe from major attacks.
“We have also foiled many attempts in the past to bomb
pipelines. We are investigating this matter to bring the culprits to book.
“We are also warning youths in the state to stop causing
trouble and to stay away from oil installations and critical national assets.
The state and the Niger Delta region need peace to develop,” Agu said.
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