No fewer than fifteen people including a mother and two of her children were said to have lost their lives after a fully loaded petrol tanker exploded at Molete Bridge in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
Oyo State Gov. Ajimobi
Describes Molete Accident as Devastating.
Traders and residents of
popular Molete Market area in Ibadan, Oyo state capital are still mourning and
lamenting…
The accident happen when a
fully loaded fuel tanker fell; leaking its contents which instantly caught
fire, while trying to negotiate a bend.
The driver of the truck was
also killed by the fire.
The fire also destroyed
properties for millions of naira by which, according to one of the market
leaders, Alhaja Isuat Abiola Oyinlola, who counted the losses, consumed about
45 shops, 13 vehicles, three houses, seven commercial motorcycles, three
commercial tricycles and several other items.
The APC Director of
Publicity and Strategy Olawale Sadare said the Molete inferno was not only
unfortunate but also devastating in view of the fact that Oyo State “at the
moment has a government which prioritizes every pro-active measure required to
guarantee the safety and well-being of the people irrespective of their status
or background.”
The Oyo State governor,
Senator Abiola Ajimobi, has described the accident as devastating.
He has expressed sympathy
families of those who lost their lives in a tragedy at the Molete area of
Ibadan, the state capital, praying that God will give them the courage to bear
the loss.
Several weeks ago tragedy
happened in Onitsha on September, 29, as a fuel tanker exploded at Afia Nkpor.
Many are reportedly killed.
Three persons were killed
following an explosion that occurred after a tanker fully loaded with petrol
exploded close to Eburutu Barracks axis of the Murtala Muhammed Highway in
Calabar. The incident occurred on
September, 2, 2014, Wednesday.
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