Arepo: Pipeline vandals kill 9 security agents

Suspected pipeline vandals went on the offensive on Wednesday killing nine security personnel at Arepo, Ogun State.

Details of the incident are still sketchy.

Arepo plays host to a network of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) pipelines and has always been a ‘fertile land’ for illegal bunkers.

On several occasions, Arepo has witnessed gun duels between security agents and vandals as the former tried to checkmate illegal bunkering in the area.

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It would be recalled, that seven operatives of the Department of State Security Services (DSS) were reportedly killed in Ikorodu area of Lagos on Tuesday by vandals.

The incident happened around 8pm when the operatives had an encounter with the suspected pipeline vandals.

It would also be recalled that on August 30, four policemen from the Special Anti-Robbery Squad and Owutu Police Division, were attacked by pipeline vandals.

Three of the policemen died, while one was critically injured.

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