The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) has confirmed that no life was lost during the explosion on one of the pipelines of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) located along Dangodabe village popularly known as Pago in Paikoro local government area of Niger State.
A statement by the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Niger state Command of NSCDC, Ibrahim Yahaya said another explosion occurred at about 5:30pm but was controlled by the response agencies.
The cause of the explosions are still uncertain but experts from NNPC Headquarters are already on the ground to find out the main cause of the incidence.
Meanwhile, the NSCDC and other sister agencies including the police, fire service among others have cordoned off the entire village to avert human casualties and protection of properties.
“The NSCDC Niger state command will like to put the record straight that no life was lost after the search and rescue operations as at this evening.
The operation is continuous.
“However, three persons who sustained severe injury at the scene of the burst pipeline have been evacuated to the hospital for comprehensive medical treatment.
“Some suspects have been arrested for attempting to scope fuel from the burst pipelines while some vehicles were also destroyed due to the inferno.
NSCDC warned citizens, including villagers and commuters along the axis of the explosion to stay away from the scene pending the return of normalcy to the affected areas.
“Finally commuters along Minna Suleja road are advised to obey all traffic instructions at this period,” it further warned.
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