A group of armed men have blown up a gas facility in Akala Olu village, Ahoada West Local Government Area of Rivers State for the arrest and continued detention of a suspect, Mr. Emmanuel Odum. The Assistant Director, Public Relation, Captain Eli Lazarus stated that the attack on the gas facilities has disrupted production activities of the Nigeria Agip Oil Company.
The suspected cultists believed to be members of Icelander cult group had demanded the release of Odum, who was said to be currently undergoing interrogation for his alleged involvement in pipeline vandalism and cult-related activities. They also threatened to carry out further attacks on oil and gas installations unless their demands were met.
Lazarus warned that the Nigerian Army will deal with anybody caught vandalising the nation’s pipelines.
He observed that politicians were arming the cult groups and encouraging them with inciting utterances capable of breaching the peace, adding that the Army would not hesitate to deal with such politicians.
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