The dreaded militant group, Niger Delta Avengers, have blown up crude oil 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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