It Looks Like Niger Delta Will Soon Start Boiling Again? Militants Blow Up Oil Pipeline Over Court Order To Arrest Tompolo

Report making rounds has it that just few hours after a court ordered the arrest of the former Niger Delta warlord, Government Ekpemupolo aka Tompolo, some Niger Delta militants today blew up strategic oil pipelines in Warri South West local government area in Delta state.

According to the report, the militants in other coordinated attacks, blew up oil pipelines between Ikpokpo and Odidi flow stations, mostly in Gbaramatu kingdom. Residents of the area say the attacks started shortly before midnight and lasted till the early hours of Friday morning. Most of them have fled their homes for fear of a gun battle between the militants and the military. LIB