An explosion has struck the Trans-Niger Pipeline in Bodo, Gokana Local Government Area, Rivers State. The affected section of the pipeline is engulfed in flames, though the cause of the blast remains unclear. Authorities have yet to confirm if human interference was involved, particularly amid recent militant threats to attack oil facilities over the Federal Government’s withholding of Rivers State’s allocation due to the ongoing political crisis. The explosion reportedly occurred Monday night along the vital export pipeline that channels crude to the Bonny Terminal.