Crude Oil gushes out of taps at 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 Newslinegossips 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

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