Nigerian Army on Sunday has confirmed that it had taken over the security of the NNPC pipelines in the Lagos area, along with the Nigerian Navy, while it craved the maximum cooperation of host communities.
A statement by the Director, Army Public Relations, 81 Division of the Nigerian Army, Col. Mustapha Anka, disclosed this in an interview in Lagos with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
He said the joint operation, code named ‘Operation Awase’, was set up to tackle the vandalism of the NNPC pipelines in Majidun, Ikorodu and other parts of the state.
