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(UPDATED) Pipeline vandalism: Emergency team on alert as residents cry over fuel spillage in Ayobo ON JULY 2

(UPDATED) Pipeline vandalism: Emergency team on alert as residents cry over fuel spillage in Ayobo ON JULY 2, 20202:34 PMIN NEWS Kindly Share This Story:FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsAppPinterestShare By Olasunkanmi Akoni Men of the Lagos State Fire Service and State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, have been deployed to Ayobo, Ipaja area of the state to prevent a possible outbreak of fire following the alarm raised by residents over spillage of substance suspected to be Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, popularly called petrol from a vandalised pipeline of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC in the area. Residents had on Thursday, raised the alarm via the social media, claiming that contents from the leaking pipelines have spilt to nearby communities including Oju Emi, Ola mummy, Aboru, Agbado Oke-Odo. One of the residents, who identified himself as Oluwafemi Adaba-Zioni, in a video clip via Twitter, called on the state government and other stakeholders to deploy necessary apparatus to prevent possible fire outbreak. ALSO READ: Nigeria records 790 new highest daily figure of COVID-19 cases In a swift reaction, men of the Lagos Fire Service as well as LASEMA, raced to the scene are at Pipeline Road, Ayobo, Ipaja to prevent any possible disaster outbreak. The Acting Head, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Mrs Margaret Adeseye who confirmed the incident, assured that adequate measures had been taken to secure the entire area against any form of fire disaster. Adeseye, explained that preliminary reports carried out by the agency showed that the leakage occurred in NNPC pipeline conveying PMS at Ipaja at about 0904hrs. While assuring Lagosians that possible danger would be averted as the situation is under control, she added that the NNPC company were contacted and immediately shut down the line pending the arrival of engineers to site to make necessary repairs. “I hereby, assure Lagosians to go about their normal business as danger would be averted as the situation is under control,” Adeseye stated. Vanguard Kindly Share This Story:FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsAppPinterestShare Related NNPC pipeline explosion scare stirs panic in Isheri-Olofin December 21, 2019 Scores die in Lagos pipeline explosion LAGOS— An unknown number of persons were said to have died in a midnight fire sparked off by an explosion from a pipeline belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Tuesday, at Ilado village in Tarkwa Bay area of Lagos. June 19, 2014 Bayelsa community raises alarm over fresh oil spills Yenagoa-Barely five days after the clamping of an oil spill point that ravaged Kalaba community in the Okordia clan of Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, indigenes of the community, have again raised alarm over the discovery of three more crude oil spills from pipelines owned by Agip. September 22, 2011 All rights reserved. This material and any other digital content on this platform may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, written or distributed in full or in part, without written permission from VANGUARD NEWS. Download Vanguard News App.   Technical Feedback: whatsapp 08023469027   READ our Privacy-policy and cookie policy. READ ALSO: Sometimes, I want her to reduce taking this type of picture -Anita Joseph Vanguard PROMOTED Military captures two foreign armed bandits, disrupts cattle rustling operation in Niger Lose Weight with These Amazing Homemade Drinks N.BlackLatteNG Take 1 Cup of This Before Bed & Watch Your Belly Fat Melt N.greencoffeeNG NBA cautions comedian Lasisi Elenu over misrepresentation of lawyers Arthritis or Joint Pain? Doctor Says Do This First Thing Each… Motion free Oba of Benin debunks insult on President Buhari, Oshiomhole, Okunbo Alleged Rape: Why we invited D'Banj accuser, Seyitan ― Police VICTOR OGUNYINKA View all posts by Victor Ogunyinka → PREVIOUS POST Breaking: Ondo Health Commissioner dies of COVID-19, aged 65 Disclaimer Comments expressed here do not reflect the opinions of vanguard newspapers or any employee thereof.

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