The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Thursday said the fire incident that happened on System 2E pipeline network in Umuaduru and Umuimo communities in Abia state was caused by suspected oil thieves. The Corporation disclosed this in a statement signed by its spokesman, Mr Ndu Ughamadu, in Abuja. He said that the allegation that negligence on the part of the corporation caused the fire incident Friday last week, was false. He affirmed that the incident was triggered off by suspected oil thieves who had hacked into System 2E pipeline network with a view to intercepting the flow of petrol from Port Harcourt to Aba. Ughamadu said the clarification became necessary in view of the recent statement by a legislator indicting NNPC on the fire outbreak, which had claimed lives and valuable property . The NNPC spokesperson explained that the presence of items such as jerrycans, among others, at […]