No
fewer than three oil workers have been reportedly killed in pipeline explosion
in Bayelsa State.
Those who lost their
lives were said to be employees of an oil servicing firm. They died on Sunday.
It was learnt that the
pipeline explosion occurred in Olugboboro community of Southern Ijaw Local
Government Area of the state.
The pipeline is owned
by Nigerian Agip Oil Company.
The explosion, which
occurred on Easter Sunday, according to community sources, also left several
persons injured.
The National Oil Spill
Detection and Response Agency on Tuesday confirmed the pipeline blast.
The Director-General,
NOSDRA, Dr. Peter Idabor, who confirmed the ugly incident, said that an
employee of the agency escaped death in the explosion.
He said, “I received a
report of the incident from our employee in Yenagoa office and luckily one of
our officers on the team survived. Because of the safety conditions of the
place after inspection, our employee left the place and he was not affected.
“I am going to report
the matter officially to the Minister of Environment today (Tuesday).”
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