The Joint Military Force
deployed to protect oil installations in the Niger Delta, Operation Pulo
Shield, on Friday said it foiled an attack on Agip’s oilfield and arrested 19
suspected vandals in several operations in May and June 2016.
Col. Isa Ado, Spokesman of the
force, said in a statement said that troops have intensified patrols to
forestall further destruction of oil facilities following renewed attacks in
the region.
According to Isa, troops while
on patrol on June 9 along Brass water ways of Bayelsa foiled an attempt by
suspected pipeline vandals to destroy Agip’s oil pipeline at Okpoma Community. He
explained that the suspected vandals had dug and planted dynamites beneath the
pipeline location in a swamp for detonation before the troops foiled the
sabotage operation. The joint force recovered two dynamite detonators, cable
wire and battery.