PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has expressed regret over what he said was the unnecessary loss of lives and property as a result of the pipeline explosion in the Osisioma Ngwa community of Abia State Friday morning and sympathised with those who lost loved ones.
According to a statement issued by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media & Publicity), on Saturday in Abuja, preliminary reports by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) showed that the incident was not an accidental explosion, but a result of vandals who pilloried the pipelines to scoop the products.
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It added: “Despite repeated warnings, these unscrupulous people have vandalised that particular pipeline 684 times in the last six months alone. Each time the pipeline is repaired, they resume their activities, even collaborating with…
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