Security operatives have foiled an attempted attack on Dangote Refinery, Lekki Free Trade Zone in Lagos State.
the police spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, said in a statement the attack occurred at the early hours on Monday.
He said the armed hoodlums numbering about twenty were repelled while attempting to cart away already-installed armored cables in the refinery.
According to Hundeyin, the saboteurs gained access to the refinery through the lagoon side.
He also confirmed that One of the hoodlums was hit in the ensuing gunfire and died on the way to the hospital.