Military takes over Pipeline in Lagos

The Nigerian Army said on Sunday that it had taken over the security of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) pipelines in the Lagos area, along with the Nigerian Navy, and craved the maximum cooperation of host communities.


Colonel Mustapha Anka, the Director, Army Public Relations, 81 Division of the Nigerian Army in Lagos, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).

Anka said the joint operation, code named: "Operation Awase," was set up to tackle the vandalism of the NNPC pipelines in Majidun, Ikorodu and other parts of the state.