The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Ltd. says Wednesday’s gas pipeline leakage
around Anifowoshe, Ikeja Underbridge, in Lagos was caused by road construction and rehabilitation activities in the area.

Mr Garba Muhammad, Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division NNPC, made this known in a statement issued in Lagos.

Muhammad said the gas pipeline that was reported leaking in the early hours of the day had been isolated and the general area cordoned off.

He said:” Preliminary findings indicate that at about 8.40 a.m. on Wednesday, a pipeline gas leakage was reported around Anifowoshe, Ikeja Underbridge, Lagos State.

“The pipeline is a six-inch gas pipeline supplying gas to Mainland Power Ltd, near Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja.

“The NNPC immediately moved in by engaging Gaslink Ltd, its franchise partner operating the pipeline, mobilised to the location, cordoned off the area and successfully isolated the gas pipeline at Oba Akran Valve pit. ”

He urged residents of the area not to panic as all necessary safety measures had been put in place to avert any further escalation of the incident.

Muhammad said NNPC’s team of maintenance engineers were collaborating with the Gaslink team at the site to ensure that gas supply services to areas affected by the incident resumed within the next 48 hours.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the National Emergency Management Agency had alerted the public after it received a report of the leakage.

Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, Acting Zonal Coordinator, South-West Zonal Office, NEMA, had in a statement advised residents of the locality to take utmost safety precautions before the leakage was brought under control.

2special:
The overrated state that's feeding the nation.....all those shouting, Lagos is a slump....if Lagos should cough, I wonder if there State will survive.

adioolayi:
“The NNPC immediately moved in by engaging Gaslink Ltd, its franchise partner operating the pipeline, mobilised to the location, cordoned off the area and successfully isolated the gas pipeline at Oba Akran Valve pit. ”


With all the millions you guys are collecting in salaries....you still don't have a team to manage your lines...so so contractors and subcontractors

unmask:
Why will you keep a team to manage an event that is not expected to happen frequently? It's not a necessity to comment always

TOPCRUISE:
Some eyewitnesses in say it was Aboki people. That was what I head in the TV news yesterday evening

Ernestforyou:
Even a dummy would know that the ongoing construction on that axis is the main reason for the leakage.Ikeja needs to be decongested,yet they are creating more lane for BRT by reducing the space for motorist ,causing havoc and heavy traffic on the road.
The commissioner for works ,permanent secretary and all top offocials at the Ministry Of Works under this Sanwo Olu are all useless and should be sacked.

Bluffly:
Did they not have the road blue print before setting out

nzeobi:



Please how is Lagos feeding the nation

Segzy22:
eediot do you know how many of your brothers from South East sleep under bridge in Lagos?

adioolayi:


What is the function of NNPC maintenance department Are they not being paid When you see ministries and agencies excesses and redundancy...it's better you condemn.

You think Prof. Orosanye's report and recommendations of merging agencies and scrapping redundant ones to curb wastages is nonsense

You comment shows you don't know how government agencies, ministries works.