Vandals broke a 24-inch gas pipeline in Bayelsa’s Southern Ijaw local government region.
According to reports, the Ogboinbiri/Obiobi 24-inch gas pipeline runs between the Angiama and Angiamagbene settlements.
Ebiuwou Koku-Obiyai, the State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, acknowledged the event in a statement on Friday, describing the damage to the facility as criminal and economic sabotage.
According to him, the state administration worked with security authorities to guarantee that those responsible were captured.
“The public should be aware that the safeguarding of national assets is a shared duty, and we urge all individuals to be watchful and report any suspicious activity surrounding public assets to law enforcement officials.
“Public asset damage not only costs the federal, state, and municipal governments money, but it also endangers the environment.
“Exposure to natural gas and petrochemicals can constitute significant health challenges to citizens,” he told me.
Koku-Obiyai asked the state’s youth to reject the temptation to engage in disruptive actions and instead cooperate with the administration to maintain calm and defend public assets.
He went on to say that by working together, they could achieve the government’s prosperity plan and build infrastructure to attract investors.
The Commissioner charges the teenagers with working together to protect the safety and security of their public assets and to avoid future instances of economic sabotage.
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According to reports, pipelines in the country’s Niger Delta region have been damaged in recent days.
On March 17, a fire broke out on a portion of the Trans-Niger Pipeline (TNP) in Bodo village, Gokana LGA, Rivers state.
Five days later, an explosion occurred at the Soku gas pipeline at the Soku-Elok (Abua)-Rumuji-Bonny export terminal in Rivers state.
