Scooping of Fuel: Police deploy armed personnel to NNPC Minna Depot

The Niger Police Command on Sunday deployed armed personnel to prevent people from scooping petroleum products from the NNPC pipeline that exploded in Dagbo community, Paikoro Local Government Area.

Commissioner of Police in Niger, Mr Dibal Yakadi, announced this while addressing newsmen at the depot in Minna.

He said that deployment became necessary in view of the lightening that occurred following a downpour on Saturday night leading to the explosion of NNPC’s pipeline in the area.

Yakadi explained that already the situation has been brought under control and advised people in the area to go about their legitimate businesses.