Many Feared Dead In Lagos NNPC Pipeline Explosion

Many suspected pipeline vandals yesterday when fire gutted at a petroleum pipeline belonging to Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, at Ijedodo, Lagos.

According to sources, the vandals had besieged the place around 6pm and were said to be scooping petroleum product into jerry cans when an argument ensued between some of them and one of them ignited the fire that caused the massive explosion.

The incident was confirmed by the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, but they refused to disclose the number of casualties.