The Nigerian Navy ship Beecroft has discovered and halted the syphoning of petrol from an oil pipeline owned by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) in Atlas Cove, Lagos.
Commodore Kolawole Oguntuga, Commander, NNS BEECROFT, made the announcement in a statement issued by the command’s spokesperson, Sub. Lt. Happiness Collins, on Thursday.
He stated that the gasoline thieves’ operations were terminated on Wednesday.
“The thieves connected hoses and suction pumps to vandalised parts of the pipeline to steal petrol.
“After halting their activities, the NNPCL was alerted and repairs on the vandalised parts of the pipeline have gone underway.
“Efforts are ongoing to detect and rectify other potential vulnerabilities along the pipeline to ensure a comprehensive approach to deter future illegal activities,’’ he said.
Oguntuga noted that the activities of economic saboteurs posed a significant threat to petroleum products availability and to the nation’s economic well-being.
