Abule Egba explosion: Police arrest 4, declare prime suspect wanted

The Lagos State Police Command, on Thursday, said it had arrested four
persons suspected to be involved in the NNPC pipeline vandalism at
Abule-Egba, which resulted to fire outbreak.

The command's spokesman, CSP Chike Oti, said that the prime suspect,
now at large, had been declared wanted.

DAILY POST recalls that on Dec. 12, an NNPC pipeline was vandalised,
causing fire outbreak in which over 100 houses and shops as well as
ovee 50 vehicles were razed.

Several people also sustained various degrees of burns, but no life was lost.

Oti said that the four suspects gave vivid account of their
involvement in the inferno.

According to him, the suspects explained that the fire emanated from a
vandalised petroleum pipeline, which engulfed a section of Abule-Egba
community and escalated to parts of Agege area, destroying properties
worth millions of naira.

"They also mentioned one Prince Adedipo Dauda Ewenla as their ring leader.

"Based on this, the Command extended invitation to him at his last
known address but found out that he had fled to Ogun State in order to
evade arrest.

"He is hereby advised to come out of hiding and report himself to
Lagos State Police Command Headquarters, Ikeja or to the nearest
police station in the state to defend the allegation against him," Oti
said.