Operatives
of the Inspector General of Police, Special Taskforce on Pipeline
Vandalism, Kogi State Sector are on the trail of a landlord identified
only as Mallam Mohammed after a well filled with crude oil was
discovered in his compound located at Gegu, Koton Karafi Local
Government area of Kogi State.
It was learnt that the compound is
located about 30 metres from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
pipeline in the area. The landlord was said to have escaped as soon as
he learnt that policemen were on his premises.
Also discovered were several overhead
tanks that belonged to one Alhaji Suleiman Mohammed who owns a pure
water factory in the area.
Police told NE that Suleiman
insisted that he woke up and discovered that all his overhead tanks
were filled with crude oil.
Our correspondent learnt that residents had lined up to fetch water when crude oil started gushing out of the tap.
Residents were said to have started struggling to fetch the crude oil before the police stormed the area.
Assistant Commissioner of Police, Friday
Ibadin, who is in-charge of the taskforce, said on August 22, 2013, he
got an intelligence report that some individuals were carting away
gallons of crude oil from a village in Kogi state.
He said, “Policemen led by Kogi Sector
Commander, Dawn Eremie, stormed the premises and discovered a well
filled with crude oil as well as empty kegs littered in the compound.
The owner of the house disappeared while his wife who was met compound
claimed that they discovered that their well was filled with crude oil.
She admitted that they made attempts to scoop the oil in a bid to get
clean water for domestic use.
“In the course of investigation, it was
also discovered that the nearby pure water factory which belongs to one
Alhaji Suleiman Mohammed had crude oil filled in its tank. Investigation
is ongoing while we are still on the trail of the owner of the house
who is currently at large.
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this task force no get sense at all. if ppl have been fetching water and now the well is contaminated NNPC should be sued for the pollution. what are they investigating? obviously if it were an attempt at criminality would the owner allow the thing to flow into the public line or tap? make una go creek go find crude thieves and stop acting Rambo in ppls back yard.
ReplyDeleteYes o! I wonder too
DeleteStupidity in the highest order from the Nigerian authorities even from the Airport to local policing you will know that stealing has replace Blood in our system. Just imagine that Nigeria collect VAT from What ever you are travailing With into this country and if you can not pay they seize you luggage, They are punishing people for contaminating their source of water with crude oil.
ReplyDeleteNa WAH oH Jonathan. Save the system