The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says the fire incident at its Suleja Depot, will not lead to fuel scarcity in Abuja, Niger, Nassarawa and other parts of the country.
The corporation said the fire incident which affected a truck at the Suleja Depot at about 4am on Sunday will by no means affect supply of petroleum products in the country.
Luke Anele, the managing director, Nigeria Pipeline and Storage Company (NPSC), said a team of NNPC and Niger State Fire Service officials rapidly put off the fire, affirming that no depot equipment was damaged during the inferno.
According to a statement by Ndu Ughamadu, the NNPC spokesperson, the truck was burnt at the sump pit of the Suleja Depot while evacuating mixed products meant to be decanted to the slop tank.
Anele clarified that the fire incident did not affect the loading section of the depot, assuring that normal loading, bridging and dispatch of products have continued.
“Facilities in the depots are in good shape,” Anele claimed.
NNPC assured the public of adequate sufficiency in products, urging motorists and other consumers not to engage in panic buying.
NPSC is a subsidiary of NNPC which manages pipelines, depots and pump stations among others across the federation.
