By Alex Olise
Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Lagos State command have recovered 80 jumbo sacks of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) believed to have been hidden by suspected pipeline vandals at Baruwa swamp creek pipeline Ayobo-Ipaja area of Lagos State.
The commandant, NSCDC Lagos command, Otoibhi Ehiabhi Cyprian disclosed the latest breakthrough to Confiance News correspondent at the weekend in an exclusive interview.
According to him, as soon as his men discovered the PMS contained in the jumbo bags they quickly alerted officials of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to come over for evacuation.
Confiance News gathered that on Friday 7th December, officials of the NNPC come to the creek and evacuated the recovered products conveyed with two trucks to NNPC Ejigbo Satelite depot.
According to him the repair works at the vandalised points have been completed with points, patchwelded with red oxidecoating.
The discovery of the PMS contained in jumbo sacks followed intensive patrol of operatives of the Civil defence in the creek.
