The Lagos State Police Command have uncovered two illegal oil wells at the Ejigbo Local Government Area of State.

The operatives of the Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team(IRT) led by DCP Abba Kyari busted syndicate specializing in siphon petroleum products from the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) pipeline.

Two female suspects named Shafe and Victoria, who were alleged to be the brain behind the illegal oil wells at houses 4 and 2, Surprise Avenue, Ejibgo, were arrested by IRT operatives.

The Police revealed that the suspects dug over 70-foot wells in their compounds located a few meters from the NNPC pipeline to which they connected submersible pumping machines and pipe to siphon the petroleum products.

It was gathered that the suspects have made millions of money from the illegal business.

A police source said the suspects, whose buildings are located side by side, would on their pumping machines and siphon the products into jerry cans trucks which the supply to their standby buyers.

The Police the operative of IRT swung into action when they received intelligence report from the residents of the area.

The residents complained that if their activities are not curb it may cause a massive fire outbreak that would have a devastating effect on the area soon or later.

While speaking the suspects said they did not tampered with NNPC pipe but only scooped the products from ruptured NNPC pipeline located close to their houses.

They claimed that the petroleum products flow to the well and they sell it to their neighbors.

In one of the suspects interview, Shafe said :

'‘I am from Okitupupa area of Ondo State. I have three children. I am a widow. My late husband bought the land where we built our house in 1984 and we dug that well in the year 1999. We were using it for water, but we later discovered that there was petrol in it. We alerted the landlord association about it and we all agreed that we would go to the police station and the Local Government but we were advised to go to the NNPC which we have done. The management of the NNPC sent two delegates on assessment. The delegates came and they took a sample of the water in the well, but they did not come again.

‘Yes, I was arrested before for the same offence. I sold three jerry cans of petrol to someone. After the sales, operatives for the Lagos State Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) stormed my place in 2016. The police released me and warned that I should not go close to the well again. I am sorry that I went back to the temptation and here I am again in the police net''.

Recalled that there was massive fire outbreak in Agboju, close to Festac, in Amuwo Odofin Local Government area of Lagos State on March 22, 2020 many lifes were lost and unquantifiable property destroyed.

#many of the fire incident in Lagos were caused by vandals

Leave that woman jare. Country where you practically do everything for yourself. And one of those stuffs is digging wells for drinking water.

Go and arrest Mrs Alakija also!

inforesource:
Leave that woman jare. Country where you practically do everything for yourself. And one of those stuffs is digging wells for drinking water.

And when there's an explosion later you'll still be one of those blaming the government.

this should serve as a lesson to others

thesicilian:

And when there's an explosion later you'll still be one of those blaming the government.

My point is that they should leave the woman alone.

The country is survival of the fittest

inforesource:

My point is that they should leave the woman alone.

Lol. You're pitying her even though she's doing something illegal.

Can't really blame her though, afterall she alerted the relevant authorities several times and nothing was done.

The government should buy the houses from them and take the appropriate measures to seal off the leakage.

Looting our commonwealth is allowed but don't be caught!