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The Senate has mandated its committees on Petroleum Downstream and Police Affairs to probe alleged role of security operatives in the pipeline explosion in Abia State, where 150 villagers were allegedly killed.
This followed a motion by Sen. Theodore Orji (PDP-Abia) at plenary on Wednesday.
Orji lamented that the carnage and avoidable loss of human lives in Osisioma Local Government of the state was worrisome.
He further expressed concern over alleged inaction of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) over the incident.
Orji alleged that the corporation did not wade into the pipe leak that led to explosion and death of many people early enough to avoid the disaster.
He also alleged that the Police resorted to collecting money from villagers to scoop petrol in containers.
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