Tag: Ijegun Pipeline Explosion
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Ijegun Pipeline Explosion: Additional six victims confirmed dead
Six victims out of the 13 rescued by the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) during July 4, 2019 pipeline explosion fire at Ijegun, Igando/Ikotun Local Council Development Area, Lagos State, have died. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that this brings to 10 the number of deaths since after the early morning pipeline…
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NNPC directs engineers to investigate cause of Ijegun pipeline explosion
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has directed its team of engineers to immediately investigate and commence repairs of Thursday’s pipeline explosion allegedly caused by vandals at Ijegun, a Lagos suburb. Mr Ndu Ughamadu, the Group General Manager, Public Affairs of NNPC said in Abuja that the explosion was caused by vandals and the Group…