The NNPC Ltd has assured those living in the Anifowoshe area of Ikeja, and the general public of safety of lives and property as the gas pipeline which was reported leaking in the early hours of Wednesday, November 3 (today) has been isolated and the area sealed off from the public.
The incident was reportedly caused by road construction and rehabilitation activities in the area.
A press statement by the GGM, GPAD if NNPC, Garba Deen Muhammad reads in part:
“Preliminary findings indicate that at about 8.40am, Wednesday, 3rd November 2021, a pipeline gas leakage was reported around Anifowoshe, Ikeja Underbridge, Lagos State.
“The pipeline is a 6-inch gas pipeline supplying gas to Mainland Power Ltd, near Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja.
“The NNPC immediately moved in by engaging Gaslink Ltd, its franchise partner operating the pipeline, mobilized to the location, cordoned off the area and successfully isolated the gas pipeline at Oba Akran Valve pit.
“In the meantime, residents of the area are urged not to panic as all necessary safety measures have been put in place to avert any further escalation of the incident; while NNPC’s team of maintenance engineers are collaborating with Gaslink team at the site to ensure that gas supply services to areas affected by the incident resume within the next 48 hours”.