Dipo Olowookere
By Aduragbemi Omiyale
An early morning pipeline explosion was recorded in a community in Rivers State on Friday, with some people believed to have died from the unfortunate incident.
According to reports, the pipeline fire specifically happened in the Rumuekpe community in the Emuoha Local Government Area of Rivers State.
It was gathered that the explosion happened after a crude oil pipeline in the community was tampered with by vandals.
Already, security officials have moved to the scene of the fire to cordon it off and ascertain the level of destruction.
Reports that the explosion was triggered after buses carrying crude oil in containers went up in flames while attempting to navigate to an illegal refining point around the trans-Niger Delta Pipeline in the area.
Nigeria has lost a significant volume of crude oil in the oil-rich Niger Delta region to oil thieves, who milk the country dry and cause the nation to lose earnings from crude oil sales.
