As the dry season draws near, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation NNPC has warned petroleum products consumers across the country against mishandling of the products.
In a statement in Abuja, the Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, of the NNPC, Sir. Ndu Ughamadu, said experience had shown that commuters stock petroleum products at home or move about with them in their vehicle boot at this period of the year, exposing themselves and others to serious danger.
According to the release, the incident involving a car laden with fuel which burst into flames while in a motion last week at Umuode community, Osisioma Ngwa Local Government Area of Abia State, exemplified the danger of transporting inflammable petroleum products
in vehicles not made for that purpose.
It urged communities hosting NNPC facilities to refrain from taping products from its pipelines or engaging in activities that my lead to spill of petroleum products, saying that individuals involved in such act may suffer untold casualty.
The release encouraged communities in NNPC’s areas of operations to report suspicious movements around the Corporation’s facilities to the law enforcement agencies, adding that observing basic safety rules of keeping away from areas where inflammable petroleum products spills
had occurred could save lives and property.
It assured Motorists and other consumers of petroleum products of availability of the products for their comfort as yuletide approaches.
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