The incident, it was gathered, occured in the early hours of yesterday, on a pipeline’s right of way operated by the company, which now operates the assets formerly owned by Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC)
An environmental group, the Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC-Nigeria) set the alarm, stressing that its volunteers in the area noticed and reported the incident on Monday, May 19, 2025.
The Executive Director, YEAC-Nigeria, Dumnamene Fyneface, told journalists in Port Harcourt that the volunteers observed that the incident was allegedly caused by third-party interference.