Shell trunk line explodes in Ogoniland

A Shell Petroleum Development Company trunk line in Goi community in the Ogoniland area of Rivers State on Monday exploded and went ablaze.

According to Saharareporters, an environmental activist who visited the site said the fire began after the sound of an eruption which affected the trunk line.

“Goi, another Ogoni community, is on fire this early morning from an eruption on the 28-inch Agbada/Bomu trunkline belonging to Shell, which is just a few meters from the surveillance post,” the activist said.

“The first eruption which led to a serious fire outbreak occurred in the same community last July 10, 2016, leading to a complete destruction of livelihoods belonging to the entire Akpene kindred.

“The [United Nations Environmental Program] recommended immediate decommissioning [of the trunk line] and I think it is high time Shell remove their pipeline from Ogoni,” the activist stated.

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