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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.

https://guardian.ng/news/road-construction-caused-ikeja-gas-pipeline-leakage-nnpc/

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.

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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.

This country is not ready for development just yet

“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

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.

Please how is Lagos feeding the nation

It is well with Lagos

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

Good development on the awareness yesterday. Most people I knew that trade at CV, Ikeja didn't bother coming out.

On the other hand, that place is a populated area. Something should be done about this issue else it might escalate further than this in the future. A stitch in time saves nine.

I quietly moved all my phones And accessories into my fire safe box,then jejely entered a bus going back home,I can’t kill myself

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

Why will you keep a team to manage an event that is not expected to happen frequently? Most times it is better to have others maintain your facilities. There are certain competencies required for some jobs that it is not worth the hassle to develop in-house

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

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.

Did they not have the road blue print before setting out

So there was no sign to show pipeline in that area

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.

Everybody i met in computer village yesterday kept saying it's those aboki looking for scrap metal that broke it. Always looking for ways to blame the northerners. Na wa o. Una no dey tire.

Thank God it has been taken care of

Inside life....

It really spoilt a very important site visitation for me yesterday

Dem don start again

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

Nothing like aboki. The area is under massive demolition for road or metro construction... I am at computer Village now..

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.

U mean to tell me all the demolitions is just for BRT.. I will be disappointed if they did not gun for metro. If they can demolish all those houses they should have gone all the way to build metro line across lagos

It will be capital intensive but they will be able to recoup within a few years. Its transportation business its profitable lagos have the population to it.. A lot of us will happily leave the car at home for train...

I believe banks will line up to loan the money to lagos.

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

I taya. I just taya. But seeing a comment like your own and other sensible comments on Nairaland gives me hope that we are not all idiots in this country.

nzeobi:



Please how is Lagos feeding the nation

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

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

Simple question you can't answer

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.

Oga, you are the one that knows nothing about how NNPC works.

NGC, a subsidiary of NNPC offtakes natural gas from gas fields and transports it via trunk lines (property of NNPC), to be further redistributed to end customers by Franchisees.

The Franchisee is responsible for constructing the low pressure lines and building the citygate (where high pressure gas from the main trunk line is stepped down).

The franchisee in this case is Axxela (formerly Oando Gas and Power which acquired Gaslink).

The Franchisee Operates and Maintains the line on behalf of NNPC and recover their costs over a period of years.