A gas leakage has been reported along the Bayelsa Palm-New Otuoke Road near Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital.
The Nigerian Agip Oil Company and the Shell Development Company of Nigeria Limited operate pipelines criss crossing the swampy area.
But some locals claimed the affected facility belongs to the NAOC.
VOP News desk learnt that following the leak, a huge volume of gas has been shelling into the atmosphere since 11 pm on Monday night.
Correspondents who visited the scene, observed that the leaking point was releasing gas at very high pressure, which could be heard more than 300 meters away.
The cause of the incident could not be ascertained at the time of filing this report.
