The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) on Thursday called on the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to urgently repair the burst pipes at Diamond Housing Estate, Isheri, Lagos to avert a fire disaster.
In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, LASEPA boss, Mr Shabi Adebola urged the NNPC to clean up the extensive damage caused by the oil spillage in the area.
“The oil spillage at Diamond Estate and its environs has been on for some years due to the activity of vandals and rupture of the NNPC pipes.
The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) on Thursday called on the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to urgently repair the burst pipes at Diamond Housing Estate, Isheri, Lagos to avert a fire disaster.
In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, LASEPA boss, Mr Shabi Adebola urged the NNPC to clean up the extensive damage caused by the oil spillage in the area.
“The oil spillage at Diamond Estate and its environs has been on for some years due to the activity of vandals and rupture of the NNPC pipes.
“Though some cleanup exercise was carried out in the past, more still need to be done to make the area safe from imminent disaster,” said the LASEPA boss.
Adebola said wells and streams in the area have been polluted and stressed the need to mop up oil from the ground in the area to avert disaster.
He said stakeholders have started brainstorming on how to avert disaster, adding that LASEPA has commenced an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) to determine the extent of the damage.
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