Hours after court orders Tompolo's arrest, militants blow up oil facilities in Delta state

Hours after a court ordered the arrest of a former
Niger Delta warlord, Government Ekpemupolo
aka Tompolo, some Niger Delta militants this
morning blew up strategic oil pipelines in Warri
South West local government area in Delta state.

The militants in other coordinated attacks, blew
up oil pipelines between Ikpokpo and Odidi flow
stations, mostly in Gbaramatu kingdom.

Residents of the area say the attacks started
shortly before midnight and lasted till the early
hours of Friday morning

. Most of them have fled
their homes for fear of a gun battle between the
militants and the military.