Another disaster in waiting..A Petroleum Product Pipeline has busted at Ikeja area of Lagos State and many people are rushing down to the scene with jerry cans, bowls and vehicles to scoop fuel from the pipe and gutters surrounding the place etc. The area is so chaotic and no one could say for how the disaster accord when CKN Nigeria visited the area this evening.Our attempt to interview some of the people was resisted..according to them,the fuel was their own national cake in disguise.Similar incident has killed several people in the past...See some of the past disasters caused by oil spill in Nigeria..CKN- 1998: At Jesse in the Niger Delta in Nigeria, a petroleum pipeline exploded killing about 1200 villagers, some of whom were scavenging gasoline. The worst of several similar incidents in this country.[5] (October 17, 1998)
- 2000: Another pipeline explosion near the town of Jesse killed about 250 villagers.[5] (July 10, 2000)
- 2000: At least 100 villagers died when a ruptured pipeline exploded in Warri.[5] (July 16, 2000)
- 2000: A leaking pipeline caught fire near the fishing village of Ebute near Lagos, killing at least 60 people.[5] (November 30, 2000)
- 2003: A pipeline punctured by thieves exploded and killed 125 villagers near Umuahia, Abia State.[5] (June 19, 2003)
- 2004: A pipeline punctured by thieves exploded and killed dozens of people in Lagos State.[5] (September 17, 2004)
- 2006: An oil pipeline punctured by thieves exploded and killed 150 people at the Atlas Creek Island in Lagos State.[6] (May 12, 2006)
- 2006: A vandalised oil pipeline exploded in Lagos. Up to 500 people may have been killed.[7] (December 26, 2006)
- 2008: The 2008 Ijegun pipeline explosion (May 16)