A section of the Trans Niger Pipeline (TNP) in Bodo Community in Gonna Local Government Area of Rivers State, Nigeria, has been plunged by an explosion.
The explosion occurred late on Monday night near the Bodo-Bonny Road under construction.
According to Punch, thick black smoke was seen billowing into the atmosphere, with a raging fire spreading fast into the mangrove from a video that emerged on Tuesday morning.
The TNP is a federal transport line that supplies oil to the Bonny Export Terminal in Rivers State.
When contacted, the Police spokesperson in the state, Grace Iringe-Koko said she would find out and get back to our reporter, though she had yet to do so as of the time of filing this report.
It is not immediately known whether the explosion was caused by natural occurrence or was as a result of the political crisis between the house of assembly members loyal to former governor, Nyesom Wike and governor Sim Fubara.
Photo: Dennis Naku