One of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, pipelines at Ekoro, Abule -Egba area of Lagos State has exploded again destroying several properties. 

According to Vanguard, the inferno was as a result of pipeline vandals who bursted one of the oil pipelines in the area to siphon the product.

Public Relations Officer of the Lagos State Fire Service, Mr Amodu, who confirmed the incident said there was no causality as at press time.

Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu says: "My thoughts and prayers are with the families and businesses affected in the unfortunate incident at Abule Egba. We are thankful for the brave members of LASEMA (Lagos Emergency Management Agency) and our fire service that swung into action, working all night to reduce the impact. Pipeline vandals will be shown no mercy.

"We must work together to ensure that man made incidents like Abule Egba are avoided. Security and information gathering along volatile corridors will increase and a stronger synergy with communities must happen. We all have a role to play."