Youths scramble for fuel from burst pipe in Gusau

Scores of youths took over Awala Quarters in Tudun-Wada area of Gusau,
Zamfara state, on Thursday to scramble for fuel from NNPC's burst
pipe.
Some residents told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gusau on
Thursday that they had never seen such quantity of petrol flowing
freely.
They said the commodity suddenly started gushing out from the earth in
the early hours of Wednesday.
Lawali Usman, one of the youths said "we started perceiving the smell
of petrol at about 3a.m. When we came out, we saw the product gushing
outin large quantity from the ground.
"Many residents, including youths and housewives, woke to the
commotion as it was time to eat before the Ramadan fast. The place was
filled with various sizes of containers.''
He said the scooping of fuel lasted for nearly five hours before the
arrival of the police and men of the state fire service who came
around 8 a.m. and cordoned off the place.
Musa Zakari, a secondary school student said, "working with my
youngersister, Rafeeah, we got and sold the petrol and realised N7,400
from road-side sellers.''
NAN further gathered that the residents were joined by other
neighbours who were contacted through cell phones.
Many of the residents who pleaded anonymity expressed joy, saying that
the "burst is from God as succour over the current hardships we are
facing.''
The Operations Manager of NNPC Depot in Gusau, Mr Shehu Isheyi,
confirmed the burst but said that only his superiors in Kaduna
Refinery were competent to speak on the issue.
NAN reports that the pipeline receives petroleum products from Kaduna
Refinery to the Gusau depot. (NAN)