The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has assured residents of the Magboro axis of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway that the gas leakage occasioned by the rupturing of a pipeline in the area does not pose any danger.
The pipeline, on Wednesday, was caused by activities of a company carrying out excavation work in the area.
Kennie Obateru, spokesperson of the NNPC, said in a statement issued in Abuja that the leakage was promptly contained through the efforts of the NNPC team, officials from the Lagos State Government, and other stakeholders.
The statement also quoted Farouk Usman, the Managing Director of the Nigerian Gas Marketing Company, a subsidiary of NNPC, as saying, “The impacted section of the pipeline has been isolated and the pipeline depressurised such that it poses no danger to the public.”
The corporation urged members of the public to go about their duties normally as all safety measures had been put in place to avert any danger. It added that repair operations have commenced.
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