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Arepo Fire Again, Another Fuel Scarcity To Follow by citizenisb: 9:53pm On Jan 12, 2013
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/01/10-feared-dead-at-arepo-pipeline-explosion/
Re: Arepo Fire Again, Another Fuel Scarcity To Follow by citizenisb: 9:54pm On Jan 12, 2013
Atleast 10 suspected vandals were, Saturday, feared dead in an explosion that rocked the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation,NNPC, pipeline at Arepo village, Owode, Ogun State.

Vanguard gathered that the explosion came following a fire which was sparked off by some vandals who stormed the creeks by boat to siphon fuel from the NNPC pipeline.

Arepo was the scene of the killing of three NNPC officials by vandals last year. One of the survivors of Saturday’s incident was said to have participated in the officials murder.
Re: Arepo Fire Again, Another Fuel Scarcity To Follow by citizenisb: 9:56pm On Jan 12, 2013
There were fears, that damage to the pipeline could worsen petrol scarcity as it supplies the product from Atlas Cove Jetty in Lagos to other South-West states.
Re: Arepo Fire Again, Another Fuel Scarcity To Follow by citizenisb: 10:08pm On Jan 12, 2013
Eyewitness account stated that the explosion came after an argument erupted between two of the vandals who were struggling to siphon fuel from the pipeline and it resulted into a heated argument that made one of them who was armed with a rifle to shoot indiscriminately into the air.Vanguard learnt that bullets from the rifle hit the ruptured pipeline and led to an explosion
Re: Arepo Fire Again, Another Fuel Scarcity To Follow by soma042(m): 10:28pm On Jan 12, 2013
poverty
Re: Arepo Fire Again, Another Fuel Scarcity To Follow by soma042(m): 10:32pm On Jan 12, 2013
citizenisb: Eyewitness account stated that the explosion came after an argument erupted between two of the vandals who were struggling to siphon fuel from the pipeline and it resulted into a heated argument that made one of them who was armed with a rifle to shoot indiscriminately into the air.Vanguard learnt that bullets from the rifle hit the ruptured pipeline and led to an explosion

poverty
Re: Arepo Fire Again, Another Fuel Scarcity To Follow by asha80(m): 10:39pm On Jan 12, 2013
citizenisb: Eyewitness account stated that the explosion came after an argument erupted between two of the vandals who were struggling to siphon fuel from the pipeline and it resulted into a heated argument that made one of them who was armed with a rifle to shoot indiscriminately into the air.Vanguard learnt that bullets from the rifle hit the ruptured pipeline and led to an explosion


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Re: Arepo Fire Again, Another Fuel Scarcity To Follow by sammieone(m): 11:38pm On Jan 12, 2013
soma042:

poverty

I don't want to believe its poverty, its called greed and selfishness. What belongs to the masses, few people are siphoning it. It is not happening only in Arepo, other places too and we heard that the chiefs, Baale and kings (traditional rulers) are part of those who are milking from the pipeline vandals.
Re: Arepo Fire Again, Another Fuel Scarcity To Follow by citizenisb: 11:51pm On Jan 12, 2013
Good excuse for another round of fuel scarcity
Re: Arepo Fire Again, Another Fuel Scarcity To Follow by citizenisb: 7:36am On Jan 13, 2013
http://tribune.com.ng/news2013/index.php/en/component/k2/item/2955-30-roasted-at-journalists’-estate-•as-pipeline-explodes-in-ogun-•fuel-scarcity-looms

On the number of persons involved in the incident, the suspect claimed that there were more than 50 men and women, the ASP said. The police officer also told NAN that the doctor had tried to exonerate himself from the crime. He claimed he acted ``in accordance with his oath to protect life,’’ after receiving a distress call from ``a customer’’ for an emergency, the ACP said.

Meanwhile, scarcity of fuel looms in Lagos State and Ogun as NNPC has since stopped the flow of petroleum products through the Arepo pipeline, pending the repair of the ruptured pipeline.
Re: Arepo Fire Again, Another Fuel Scarcity To Follow by geeez: 7:47am On Jan 13, 2013
soma042: poverty

Poor people do not vandalize pipelines. The technology required to break an existing pipeline through which highly inflamamable petroleum products flow is not cheap.

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Re: Arepo Fire Again, Another Fuel Scarcity To Follow by Nobody: 9:18am On Jan 13, 2013
People should stop rationalising this with the poverty excuse!

It's like rationalising armed robbery with poverty

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