Another Fuel Blast In Lagos:

Sure

Nemesis still exist and it will surely catch up with them.
Its just with time.

typical,  blame the pres., govt, oil companies, anyone but those at fault. Cmon people

Actually about pipelines being underground, to the best of my knowledge, 90% of pipelines in Nigeria are underground. The only way u could know that there are pipelines in that area is through the NNPC signs warning you . it takes proffessionals to vandalise any pipeline in Nigeria

@ynot, i can tell you confidently that pipelines cannot puncture on their own. The're not car tyres

Well, confidently does not in any way mean certainty. They are not made with diamond (even if they are) hence, they can puncture on their own ~ old age, lack of maintenance, etc.

@ynot, i am no Kupolokun but i know a little about pipelines in Nigeria.
i stand on the fact that pipelines can only be damaged by professionals. Have u not heard that most vandals are sacked NNPC workers? And have you ever seen the vandalisation sites, they dig massive holes before they get to the pipelines.

I believe we have oil workers on this forum, can they please enlighten us more about pipeline vandalisation.

This is the cause of poverty and lack that have drive people to take extra ordinary risk,

SOME PEOPLE JUST LOVE AND ENJOY SEEING PEOPLE  SUFFER IN THE MIDST  OF PLENTY

LORD HAVE MERCY ON NIGERIAN,

wale
u have  a point piplines don't burst on their own most times people dig through but at times they do rupture because they have a life span and shouldbe maintain regularly , u can tell me shell and other maintain their but does nnpc maintain theirs?

i have alway asked my self how do this folk that vandalise pipeline know exactly what product runs in a particular pipe because the way the pipes are laid they are laid in succession of 4 or 5 lumps together andthey could be carrying different products

the situation according to mamput is poverty, lik ei was asking some one yesterday those day s we enter buses that they would tie excessive amount of load that the boots wont close and ur eyes are watery from co emissions how many of us have died from co- emissions none yet to myknowledge

now the govt crooks have spent millions in party primaries i was in abuja and i saw it my self. those amount of monies would have transformed a lot of peoples lives

if u doubt it go to transcorp hilton abuja and ask how much a particular failed aspirant hired all free rooms

it ran into millions - we need to invest our money in our people

kaecy5 i thank God everyday no doubt bout that.

we all know that d govt of d day is selfish and corrupt, no doubt bout that either
we also know that poverty is real in nigeria

but what i don't understand is why people would engage in something so dangerous as vandalising pipelines knowing full well that it would most probably end in an explosion and death.

we might as well say its right 4 armed robbers to rob and kill due to d harsh economic climate as well!

@shockreaction, good question.
Livi Ajonuma, the GM, Public Affairs of NNPC claimed yesterday that some other pipelines had been vandalized and were being repaired throughout last week and that was why fuel was scarce.
I blame NNPC and i blame the people as well but the truth is if there had been no fuel scarcity, this whole thing would not have happened!
If nnpc knew they would be carrying out repairs on some pipelines, why didnt they make enough provision to store adequate supplies knowing there would be much vehicular activity because of the festive period?
Residents in the area claimed that two tankers loaded fuel at the burst pipeline with police officials and that nnpc was informed of the burst pipeline before it caught fire but they said there was nothing they could do?
from http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2006/dec/27/national-27-12-2006-01.htm
"The Group Managing Director, the NNPC, Funsho Kukpolokun, who arrived the scene at about 1p.m, admitted that NNPC had received complaints from the area but added that it was not the duty of NNPC to protect pipelines. Saying that it was the duty of the police to protect pipeline, he said that the police were obviously overwhelmed by other security issues. He insisted that pipeline protection should be a collective effort by all Nigerians."

http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=66655
Its such a pity, this nigeria that we are living in.

It has happened again. Another pipeline blasts occured at Abule Egba, Lagos. It has been reported that over 100 people had been roasted to death.My Perspective: What is responsible for this? Poverty or what? Going out in Lagos city has been “war” because you have to pay 3 times of normal transport fare. Government should find solution to these blasts and fuel scarcity in NIgeria

Its not poor Lagosians that needed fuel for their cars that were caught in the inferno, its greedy area boys that are trying to make money for themselves.

@eniola, anybody that has lived in Lagos should know how it works. How many police men would u need to stop hundreds of area boys punching their way to the oil pit to scoop free fuel in Lagos? These area boys (thugs) are not educated enough to know that ordnary friction between plastic containers that they are using to scoop this fuel can cause fire especially on a PMS (Premium motor spirit) pipeline. Also, PMS has both qualities of fuel and gas and can ignite fire from miles away, the best option is to stay away from a pipeline when there are rumours of vandalisation.

The residents of Abule-egba know better than to go near the pipelines themselves, thats even if they find their way there.

first poverty caused them to do that, but on the other hand they did that due to greediness. Even if you are poor and not greedy knowing that it is risky and dangerous. but 80% of the blame goes to the goverment. that my opinion

How can you blame the government for the actions of common thieves and the cosnequences?  Every bad thing that hapens, you blame government.  Every good thing, you praise government.  Government is not God, please.

truly govt is not God, we need to take responsibilty 4 our actions
gentlone truly i  don't know if there will be a difference when power changes hands
we can only hope & pray