Nigeria: 5 Pipeline Vandals Caught With 60,000 Litres Of Petrol In Lagos

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Five member sect have been apprehended for vandalisng NNPC pipeline and scooping over 60,000 litres of petrol in Idimu area of Lagos.

It was gathered that the pipeline vandals were caught loading petrol into three tankers by vigilant members of Idimu community.

According to report, residents who noticed unusual movement of tankers at night in the community, alerted petrol marketers at nearby NNPC Depot in Ejigbo who swooped on the vandals.

The source said that the vandals were arrested around 5 a.m by some marketers and tankers drivers before being handed over to officials of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).

“The five suspected pipeline vandals were arrested at 5 a.m today, Aug. 29, 2018, at the scene.

“The suspects (names withheld), whose ages range from 22 to 35 years, were caught while scooping petrol from a vandalised NNPC pipeline at Idimu area of Lagos,” the source said.

NSCDC officials later visited the scene and brought the situation under control.





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