Militants Shift Attention To South-West, Blow Up Pipeline in Ogun
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Militants suspected to be members of the Niger Delta Avengers, have blown up a gas pipeline in PZ Estate in Ogijo area of Ogun state.
This is coming few weeks after suspected militants stormed some villages in Imushin, a boundary community between Lagos and Ogun States, killing no fewer than 20 persons.
Residents of Ogijo community told Channels Television that the suspected militants pretended to be officials of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on pipeline maintenance patrol before carrying out the attack late Tuesday.
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The divisional police officer (DPO) of Ogijo police station, Mohammed Tijani, told newsmen that his men were carrying out investigations to fish out the suspects.
“What we heard is that during the day, some people disguised as NNPC staff. They reportedly came with two Hilux vehicles and pretended as if they carried out some repairs,” he said.
“Later at night, the explosion occurred.” Tijani added.
