There was pandemonium today in  Pogo Minna of Niger state, as a depot of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) was gutted by fire.


The leakages from the pipes at the Depot which caused the fire was noticed on Saturday night, and  Vanguard reported that some black marketers stormed the area and started scooping fuel from the leaking pipes which later caught fire.

Though no life was lost, it was gathered that the fire started around 11am yesterday and this greatly affected traffic along the Minna-Suleja road as vehicles could not pass through leaving commuters stranded. Security Agents including the Police, Civil Defence and Niger State Emergency Agency, (NSEMA) were all at hand to spread to the main NNPC Depot, and also kept the miscreants away from further scooping.

“We have been on ground since yesterday the leakage started but despite our presence and vigilance, these desperate miscreants or black marketers eventually caused the fire outbreak as they still sneaked to the gutters to start scooping.”

“However, we were able to dislodge them from the scene later and this eventually saved the situation from getting out of control and also averted casualties" a staff of the depot said.

A resident of the area Malam Abdul Baba Mohammed who confirmed the incident, disclosed that when the leakage started towards Saturday night, it ran through the gutters which later attracted the black marketers to the area who started scooping.

“Despite the presence of security men including Police and Civil Defence among others, the boys refused to stop and the fire eventually started but the prompt arrival of the state fire service to the Scene saved the situation from totally going out of hand.”

The Public Relations Officer of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, Mallam Ibrahim Yahaya, on the other hand said, “for now we have not been able to ascertain the level of damage because our primary objective is to see that the fire is totally put off and prevent these black marketers from further scooping in order to safe lives.”

https://lailasnews.com/explosion-rocks-nnpc-depot-in-minna/

There is hunger and poverty in the land.
FTC by mistake since 2011.
My PVC is ready and I will take bribe from APC and still vote buhari out .

Question: true fire outbreak or some shit being covered up?

na wahoo them don come again

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I dey come wit cup of water

Hope they were able to minimize the damages

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Bad leadership courses calamity, signs that its time for bubu to go home and rest

Is OK. Let them continue to scoop fuel and change address

Lord save us

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Not again.. God help us!

God help Nigeria

When will we ever learn not to scoop petroleum products illegally

God unto ur hands I commit my life in this country.... Amen

Wow that's a huge loss. Well na insurance go suffer am sha

Chaiii Nigeria has turned to Sodom and gomoria

Naija I hail oooo


Every F'ing day gives me more reasons to Move.....

from Lagos to Niger State. Next............................

Which way Nigeria by sunny okosuns

smh...

so nobody want to comment again okwia? na just to post imoji and struggling to be first to comment abi?

What's happening in Nigeria

Nigerians will never learn

luckyboss:
Chaiii Nigeria has turned to Sodom and gomoria

Sodom and gomorrah dey learn for where naija dey.......this country don finish pata pata

This one that fuel is catching fire anyhow,

Is it a sign Nigeria is heading towards hell or already in hell sef

Wetin dey sup wit Nigeria.mke dem sell d country share d money 4 everybody mke we move ahead