CHUKWUDI AKASIKEAt least 10 persons were killed as a pipeline exploded on Saturday in Komkom community, Oyigbo Local Government Area of Rivers State. While some sources within the area said the exploded pipeline belonged to Shell Petroleum Development Company, others said the facility was the property of the Petroleum Product Marketing Company. SUNDAY PUNCH also gathered that the explosion occurred when some workers from an unidentified firm were working on one of the pipelines. Jude said, “It was around 8am when we heard a loud explosion. Most of the residents were still in their houses when the loud explosion occurred.

Source: Punch June 23, 2019 00:33 UTC