Crude Oil Gushes-Out Of Taps In Kogi Village

Operatives of the Inspector General of Police,
Special Taskforce on Pipeline Vandalism, Kogi State
Sector are on the trail of a landlord identified only
as Mallam Mohammed after a well filled with crude
oil was discovered in his compound located at
Gegu, Koton Karafi Local Government area of Kogi
State.
It was learnt that the compound is located about
30 metres from the Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation pipeline in the area. The landlord was
said to have escaped as soon as he learnt that
policemen were on his premises.
Also discovered were several overhead tanks that
belonged to one Alhaji Suleiman Mohammed who
owns a pure water factory in the area.
Police told Saturday PUNCH that Suleiman insisted
that he woke up and discovered that all his
overhead tanks were filled with crude oil.
Our correspondent learnt that residents had lined
up to fetch water when crude oil started gushing
out of the tap.
Residents were said to have started struggling to
fetch the crude oil before the police stormed the
area.
Assistant Commissioner of Police, Friday Ibadin,
who is in-charge of the taskforce, said on August
22, 2013, he got an intelligence report that some
individuals were carting away gallons of crude oil
from a village in Kogi state.
He said, “Policemen led by Kogi Sector
Commander, Dawn Eremie, stormed the premises
and discovered a well filled with crude oil as well
as empty kegs littered in the compound. The owner
of the house disappeared while his wife who was
met compound claimed that they discovered that
their well was filled with crude oil. She admitted
that they made attempts to scoop the oil in a bid
to get clean water for domestic use.
“In the course of investigation, it was also
discovered that the nearby pure water factory
which belongs to one Alhaji Suleiman Mohammed
had crude oil filled in its tank. Investigation is
ongoing while we are still on the trail of the owner
of the house who is currently at large.