By Samuel Oyadongha – Yenogoa
The special security forces in the Niger Delta with headquarters in Yenagoa code-named Operation Delta Safe (OPDS) claimed it has prevented some 313 sabotage attempts on major crude oil export pipelines in the region between January and September 2019.
The pipelines are the Trans Niger Delta, Trans Escravos and Trans Ramos lines operated by Shell and Chevron.
Commander of the Joint Military Force (JTF) deployed to protect oil installations in the Niger Delta, Rear Admiral Akinjide Akinrinade, made this known yesterday during the flag-off of Operation Safety Check 6, in Alakiri camp in Okrika Local Government Area of Rivers.