UPDATED: Five die, 39 vehicles razed, 150 people displaced in Lagos pipeline explosion punchng.com Jan 20, 2020 1:30 PM Displaced-victims-of-the-pipeline-explosion-incident-at-Abule-Egba-Lagos SO SADðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ The number of deaths recorded in the pipeline explosion that rocked the Ekoro area of Abule-Egba, Lagos State, on Sunday, January 19, 2020, has increased to five. The explosion was reportedly caused by the activities of vandals, who ruptured the pipeline belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation in the area in a bid to steal fuel. The explosion was said to have occurred during the operation around 8pm and sent shivers down the spines of residents who scampered for safety. According to the Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Dr Oluwafemi Oke-Osanyintolu, five fatalities involving three adult males, one female, and a five-year-old child were recorded. He stated that no fewer than 20 people who sustained minor i...