TROOPS AVERT ATTACKS ON OIL PIPELINES AT GULOBOKRI AND EWELESO, BAYELSA STATE

Today, 29th May 2016 in the early hours of morning, troops of 343 Artillery Regiment of 2 Brigade, 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, carried out patrol within the general area of Gulobokri and Eweleso, around Brass area in Bayelsa State.

Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman who is the Acting Director Army Public Reltaions confirms that during the exercise, the patrol team had an encounter with some armed militants in 2 Speed boats with intents to blow up Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) pipeline at Gulobokri.