The Joint Task Force in Niger Delta has tightened security around the Agip Oil's Well 9 facility in Ogbuinbiri community, Southern Ijaw local government in Bayelsa.
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A gas explosion from the facility had forced residents of the community to flee the area while the oil firm reportedly evacuated its workforce to a safe location.
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On Wednesday an additional detachment of armed security men were deployed to the area shortly after the leakage was blocked.
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Meanwhile, the patrol of the Amasoma-Lobia waterway has been intensified with several gunboats seen on the water channel leading to the oil facility.
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Several marine checkpoints were also established with military tug boats and vessels being used for the 'Stop and Search' operations in the waterways near the oil rig.