Many Feared Dead As NNPCL Flow Stations Explode In Bonny, Rivers State

By Suleiman Anyalewechi

The Rivers State Police Command on Thursday, February, 20, 2025, said they have dispatched operatives to ascertain the true situation at two flow stations reportedly rocked by heavy explosions in the Bonny area of the State.

The Source reports that a video posted online  by locals had  depicted twin explosions at  the flow stations located close to  Cawthone Channel off the coast of Bonny in Rivers state.

Going by the clips of the video ,there are palpable fears that many fatalities may have been recorded during the explosion said to have occurred on Wednesday night.

According to some locals captured in the footage of video, the blasts were said to have severely affected the two flow stations sited just about 30 nautical miles from the Bonny coastal line.

The Cawthorne Channel housing the two flow stations is one of the major nerve centres of Oil and Gas facilities serving the industry located between Bonny and Degema Local Councils of  Rivers.

The locals strongly believe that excessive heat from a wielding facility may have ignited the explosion that engulfed the entire flow stations said to belong to the NNPCL

It is not yet  ascertained, the number of casualties which may have been recorded  in the blasts.

As at the time of reporting, the NNPCL, a major stakeholder, and industry regulator,was yet to react officially to the development.

However, it was gathered that the NNPCL has been alerted by nearby communities.

But speaking on the development, the Rivers state Police Command’s Spokesperson Grace Iringe-Koko, informed that the Service have commenced investigation into the incident.

She, however, noted that information about the development was still sketchy as operatives were still working to unravel the real situation on the ground.

Some eye witness accounts indicated that rescue operations are currently underway to evacuate the scene of the explosion.