Two persons are now in the custody of Rivers State Police over the Trans-Niger Pipeline explosion that rocked Bodo community from Monday night.

A statement by the Spokesperson of the Rivers State Police Command, Grace Iringe-Iroko, noted that investigation is now underway into the incident to determine the cause of the fire. 

According to her, security operatives during a night patrol observed the incident which happened at the border of Kpor and Bodo communities, and alerted the Shell Petroleum Development Company, which operates the pipeline.

The oil pipeline has since been shut down, and the situation is now under control.