Oando blames Bayelsa community oil spill on sabotage, intensifies cleanup

The company said an Ultrasonic Thickness Measurement test conducted on the affected section of the flowline during the technical investigation indicated evidence consistent with induced corrosion caused by third-party interference, commonly described as sabotage.

By Samuel Oyadongha AZUZUAMA – When the first reports of an oil spill reached this riverside town in the Bassan clan of Southern Ijaw Local Government Area, Bayelsa State on June 25, 2026, it was like a wound being ripped open anew. For a people still mourning the tragic loss of 14 lives in a…