The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) pipeline along Ojukwu Street, Navy Town area of Satellite Town in Lagos is reportedly leaking.

The Director-General of Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Mr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday, March 26th, 2020.

He, however, gave the assurance that

technicians from the NNPC have been alerted to the danger and are on top of the situation.

We received an alert Thursday evening and upon arrival, it was discovered that an NNPC pipeline along the axis at Ojukwu street, Navy Town was leaking.

We contacted the NNPC who dispatched a repair team to the location.

The agency and other first responders intend to remain on high alert until the repairs being carried out by NNPC are fully completed,

Oke-Osanyintolu said.

However, the LASEMA boss, advised the general public to be extremely cautious in and around the axis, in order to prevent any type of ignition from naked flame or explosion.

Oke-Osanyintolu also pledged to update the public regarding the pipeline leakage.

This come just twelve (12) days after the March 15th, 2020 devastating pipeline explosion at Abule Ado, Lagos, which killed over twenty (20) people dead and left several houses and vehicles destroyed.

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