An Abuja-based journalist, Fejiro Oliver, has raised concerns about his safety, alleging that his life is under threat following a report he authored on pipeline surveillance contracts in the Niger Delta.
The development comes amid legal troubles for the journalist after a Magistrate Court in Asaba, Delta State, issued a bench warrant for his arrest over his failure to appear in court. The court also directed that his sureties be apprehended.
This is the second such warrant against Oliver in recent months. In December 2025, another magistrate court in Asaba had similarly ordered his arrest after he reportedly informed the court through his legal representatives that his safety was at risk.
Speaking from an undisclosed location on Thursday, Oliver said he began receiving threats shortly after publishing a report alleging that pipeline surveillance contracts were being handled by three major companies owned by individuals from the same ethnic group.
He claimed the threats escalated into a physical attack on his office during the night. According to him, unidentified assailants allegedly assaulted him, leaving him with injuries to his head and right elbow, and carted away computers, phones, cameras and important documents.
Oliver maintained that the intimidation would not deter him from continuing his work. He insisted he had committed no offence and argued that pipeline surveillance responsibilities should be shared among communities where pipelines pass, rather than being concentrated in the hands of a few companies.
