Ajuwa in Ikenne local government area of Ogun State is known
for its agrarian nature. But many of the villagers seem to have, lately,
abandoned agriculture for the more lucrative business of pipeline
vandalisation. They burst the Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation’s (NNPC) pipelines passing through their village
to steal fuel which they sell.
We gathered that, apart from Arepo village in Obafemi-Owode
local government area of Ogun State, where some vandals lost their lives while
scooping fuel, last year, the next hot spot for black market for Premium Motor
Spirit (PMS), otherwise known as petrol, is Ajuwa.
It was reliably
gathered that pipeline vandalisation had been on going in the area for a long
time before security men raided the village and arrested 28 suspected oil
thieves who were mostly youths and artisans . It was gathered that a herbalist,
a pastor as well as a young woman who claimed to have just been divorced by her
former husband were among the suspects.
The raid, executed by men of Nigerian Army from 35 Artillery Brigade,
Alamala, Abeokuta and those of Nigerian Security and Civil Defence in Ogun
State, followed a tip-off by some of the villagers.
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