BEVERLY HILLS, March 16, (THEWILL) – President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with families, who lost their loved ones, and others affected by Sunday’s explosion in Abule Ado, Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State.
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, said in a statement that the president expressed his sadness over the incident and condoled with the Lagos State government and all residents, who were affected by the explosion that left 15 dead and destroyed over 50 vehicles and buildings.
“I have received with sadness the news of this unfortunate incident, which caused loss of lives and property,” the president was quoted as saying.
“A misfortune of whatever scale anywhere is a tragedy to the country, and while the NNPC makes efforts to determine the cause of the incident, I send my deepest and profound sympathies to the victims, their families, government and people of Lagos State.”
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said the explosion occurred after a truck hit some gas cylinders stacked in a gas processing plant located near the corporation’s system 2B Pipeline’s Right of Way (RoW).
The Lagos State Government, which has ordered security agents to investigate the incident, however, said it would tarry awhile for a report of the probe before taking further steps.
The explosion, which was heard about 20 kilometres away from the scene of the incident, was initially thought to be pipeline or bomb blast.
Before emergency responders could get to the scene, the explosion had already ruptured the NNPC pipeline that runs through the suburb, aggravating the damage.
It was the contact of fire with the petroleum products in the ruptured pipeline that exacerbated the explosion and spread to residential buildings, schools and churches in the area.
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