Explosions have damaged oil and gas facilities belonging to the
It was gathered that the blasts may have resulted from attacks on the oil facilities by unknown persons on Monday.
A youth leader in the community,
"The site is not far from Ikarama. We heard sounds from the blasts and it sounded like dynamites," Warder said.
"It was not safe to go near, so when the situation became quiet we had to trace what happened and it turned out that
"The incident resulted in air pollution from the gas pipeline and crude leak which members of the affected communities are battling to cope with," he added.
A spokesperson for the SPDC,
He said, "We have a report of interference on our pipeline about 1 kilometre from Ikarama community in Bayelsa State.
"We immediately shut-in the line and we have informed the relevant regulatory government agencies and stakeholders.
"A government-led joint investigation team will determine the cause of the interference."
Vanguard News Nigeria
Copyright Vanguard. Distributed by AllAfrica Global Media (allAfrica.com)., source