trunkline belonging to Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria in
Batan, Warri South-West area of Delta State.
It was gathered that the incident occurred at about 12.05am on Monday.
The fresh attack happened around Camp 3, few kilometres away from the spot
where the militants had recently also attacked oil installations early this month.
Findings revealed that a technical team from Pipelines and Product Marketing
Company sent to the spot could not curtail the spill as of 4.32pm, as crude was
said to be gushing out of the pipeline.
Sources from the community, who confirmed the attack to Punch, said soldiers
had a difficult time locating the attacked pipeline because of it remoteness in
the swamp of Batan.
The sources said the militants shot sporadically for some minutes before
detonating devices to blow up the pipeline.
A top military officer confirmed the attack, saying his men had a hard time
identifying the spot as it was too remote for military personnel to easily access.
The Chairman of Batan Community, Mr Dickson Ogugu, confirmed the incident
and appealed to the militants to halt their hostility on oil installations in the
interest of peace and development.
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