Nigerian Army, Navy Take Over NNPC Pipeline Protection, Unvailes "Operation Awase" To Tackel Vandals

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.

New Horror Forest Uncovered In Ogun State

Less than two weeks after the discovery of the forest of horror in Soka, Ibadan, Oyo State, a similar forest has been discovered — this time in Adigbe area of Abeokuta, Ogun State.


A source in Adigbe told Reporters on the phone that an abducted pregnant woman, who inexplicably made her way out of the forest where she had been held captive, triggered the discovery.

The woman then alerted members of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC), who in turn alerted the Police.

The Police are currently combing the neighbourhood.

“Policemen are currently in the neighbourhood and there is a crowd already”, the source said”, promising to supply updates as soon as the situation becomes clearer and the scale of the crime going on in the forest is established.

Sahara Reporters