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Inferno: NNPC Cuts Off Supply To Ijegun Pipeline

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By Uche Mbah

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The fire that engulfed the sleeping community of Ijegun, Igando area of Lagos may have been contained when the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, appealed to the Nigerian National Petroleum corporation, NNPC, to cut off fuel supply to the pipelines that was carrying the inferno.

Recall that the Ijegun area was engulfed by fire in the early hours of Thursday when there was a pipeline explosion due to the activities of oil bunkerers. Bunkerrs were scooping fuel from the pipeline and carting away in tankers. On their last trip, one of the tankers fell and caused oil spillage on the pipeline area. The oil ignited and caused fire.

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It is not clear the number of casualties but this magazine can confirm that many houses were burnt and many families rendered homeless. Though the flames are getting cleared, the loss of properties cannot be quantified as at press time.


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