Tag: the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps

Illegal Oil Refinery, Storage Site Uncovered in Lagos

Abibat Babalola

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps,NSCDC has uncovered an illegal oil storage site used by vandals to refine Automotive Gas Oil, AGO, also known as diesel, in Lagos. Consequently, 19 suspected members of the syndicate ,among who was a female, were arrested. Eighty one (81) trucks used to convey the products to different parts of the South West region were recovered, including nine buses. In addition, 140 drums containing illegally refined AGO, 15 power generating sets ,12 pumping machines, 25 surface tanks N4 million cash kept in one of…

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How 33,000 Litre-Petrol Tanker Exploded In Lagos Filling Station – Witness

Tade Salako

11 Plc probes cause of the incident as fire razed storey building, rendered many homeless There was pandemonium at Idi-Oro, in the Mushin area of Lagos State, Nigeria’s commercial capital, on Wednesday, when a tanker loaded with Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) exploded at a Mobil Filling Station in the community. The fire was said to have spread to an adjoining three-storey building, burning down the property. Eyewitnesses said the fire started around 1pm when the tanker, laden with 33,000 litres of petrol, was discharging its content at the filling station…

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