WARRI: Another pipeline attacked by unknown militants

Another crude oil facility, belonging to Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), was reported to have been attacked by suspected insurgents in the early hours of Monday around the Batan area in Warri South-West council area of Delta state.

The attack, which reportedly created a massive impact on a trunk line around Camp 3 in Batan oil field, was said to have happened at about 12:05am. The Nation gathered crude was still gushing into the surrounding aquatic environment as at the time this report was filed, all efforts of experts to curtail the spill notwithstanding.
Neither the notorious Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), which had claimed responsibility for most of the attacks in the region, nor any other group had owned yesterday’s development as at the time this report was filed.
Chairman of Batan community, Dickson Ogugu, when contacted, confirmed the incident while appealing to the militants to halt further hostilities on oil installation in the region especially within the Batan axis.
When reached for confirmation, the spokesman of the newly constituted military Joint Task Force (JTF), Lieutenant Colonel Olaolu Daudu, said he was going to check and get back with information.