SAN FRANCISCO, July 14, (THEWILL) – A gas pipeline operated by Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in Ogun state has been attacked by suspected Niger Delta militants who disguised as maintenance staff.
Muyiwa Adejobi, Spokesman for Ogun state police said the attack took place on Tuesday night in PZ Estate in the Ogijo area of the state.
“We were told that some guys came in two vehicles dressed as officials in charge of repairs and maintenance of the gas pipelines and then used dynamite to blow up the gas line belonging to a subsidiary of (state energy firm) NNPC,” he said.
“Unfortunately one of the lines was damaged. There are other lines that were not affected.
“The pipeline supplies the commercial capital Lagos, which is around 80km (50 miles) from Ogun state, and other parts of the southwest.
“There are insinuations that militants could be responsible but the police is not jumping to conclusions yet as to which group was responsible.
The attack is the first to be carried out in the South-west region under the Muhammadu Buhari administration.
