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A Nigeria Police Force spokesman did not respond to calls and text message requests for a comment.
Buhari will visit the region, rocked by attacks on oil & gas facilities, for the 1st time since taking office.
The Niger Delta Avengers said it had blown up the Chevron facility’s main electricity feed.
The strike was called to protest the 70% increase in the price of petrol by Nigeria's federal government.
A labour union on Tuesday called for the evacuation of oil workers from the region.
Shell has been evacuating workers from Bonga after union officials cited an unconfirmed militant attack.
Boko Haram controlled a swath of land in northeast Nigeria around the size of Belgium at the start of 2015.
The blast happened on Thursday when a truck was discharging butane gas at the facility in Nnewi town.
More than 40 people have been killed in bomb attacks in the north east of the country this week.
The explosion rocked a fruit & vegetable market beside a main road in the city of Yola.
The election pitted President Goodluck Jonathan against former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari.
Fears of violence is driving people out of major cities and towns to rural communities.
The blast is likely to be blamed on Boko Haram militants, casting doubt on the recently signed ceasefire pact.
A blast hit a busy market killing at least eight people in the Borno State capital of Maiduguri.
An explosion hit a venue in the northeast Nigerian where fans had gathered to watch a World Cup match.
Soldiers stopped the woman as she tried to get into the barracks with explosives hidden under her robes.
Police said protesters were free to march in Abuja were they had been previously stopped.
Reports say at least 40 people have been killed in a bombing on a football pitch in northeast Nigeria.
Reverend Makasha says he’s not satisfied with the way his government has handled the matter.