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Barely a twelvemonth aft the Tanker detonation that killed implicit 100 radical successful Dikko junction successful Niger state, different detonation has killed 35 radical and injured respective others astatine Essa connected the Agaie- Baddegi road, successful the Katcha section authorities country of the state.
LEADERSHIP findings revealed that the mishap occurred astir Essa colony erstwhile the tanker somersaulted.
Eyewitness accounts from the colony revealed that the fatality of the mishap that occurred astir 11 americium yesterday would person been little if victims had listened to proposal not to scoop petrol from the fallen tanker.
Consequently, it was learnt that the dormant victims were mostly those scooping the merchandise earlier the explosion.
Confirming the incidental to LEADERSHIP, Niger State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Aisha Saadu, said, “So far, 35 lives person been lost. My men are inactive astatine the scene, carrying the victims for aesculapian attention.”
She said, “The details of the mishap are inactive sketchy; what we are doing present is to rescue the victims for speedy aesculapian attention.”
Also confirming the incident, Abdullah Baba Arah, the Director General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), said that they were helping with the rescue operations.
Niger State Chairman of Tanker Drivers (TD), Comrade Farouk Mohammed Kawo, who is besides an ex officio subordinate of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), confirmed the accident, saying that the tanker was coming from Lagos to Niger State, carrying petrol.
He lamented that implicit 30 lorries had been progressive successful accidents this period successful that peculiar country of the road, which is successful atrocious shape.
Kawo said,“Just past Sunday, a tanker carrying groundnut lipid had an mishap and its merchandise was scooped successful the aforesaid area”, helium stated.
Meanwhile, Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has extended condolences to the radical of Essa implicit the tanker detonation that claimed the lives of respective people.
In a connection done his Chief Press Secretary, Bologi Ibrahim, the politician described the incidental arsenic worrisome, unfortunate, and pathetic.
Bago said, “This is yet different painful, difficult, and tragic 1 for the radical and the authorities government.”
“It is disheartening however radical person continued to attack a fallen tanker to scoop its contents contempt respective sensitistion connected the information of specified action”, helium added.
The politician enjoined the radical to worth their lives nary substance the situation, portion commending the absorption and unit of the Federal Road Safety Corps FRSC and the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) for their punctual intervention.
Meanwhile, the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has expressed sadness implicit the tanker detonation that occurred successful Katcha section authorities country of Niger State, wherever 38 persons were reportedly killed.
The Forum, successful a connection signed by its president and Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, commiserated with the radical and authorities of Niger State, particularly the families of the victims and His Excellency, Governor Mohammed Umar Bago.
“Our sympathies are with each household affected successful this unfortunate incident. We commend each the exigency responders for their humanitarian assistance to the victims.
“This catastrophe again calls attraction to information issues successful each facet of our lives. This is peculiarly important successful however combustible items are stored and transported astatine each stage,” the forum said.
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