Two killed, 21 injured in Lagos pipeline explosion
Two persons were killed and 21 others injured on Thursday in a pipeline explosion at Ijegun, on the outskirts of Lagos.Lagos State Emergency Management boss Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyitolu however, put the number of the injured at 12.
Also affected were Amida Afolabi, his wife and children Rilwan and Morouf, and Nnabueze Emerukwa, 52. The bodies have been deposited at the Mainland Hospital Mortuary in Yaba, Lagos Mainland. The injured were taken to Igando General Hospital, Burns and Trauma Centre in Gbagada and LASUTH.Some residents alleged that the explosion occurred following gunshots by Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps officials and the Police Special Task Force on Petroleum charged with securing the pipelines.
He said: “The noise started around 3am. At first, we thought it was normal street fighting. But in no time, we started hearing gunshots and soon afterwards, electricity was restored. “These vandals were here from 1am and they loaded about four trucks. It was the fifth one they were doing before they had issues. The government needs to do something about this issue,” he said.Police, NSCDC in tanker rowChairman, Tanker Drivers Association, Ejigbo Depot, Alhaji Moroof Akanni, said he told them he could not decide for them when asked to intervene.
A barber, Olarenwaju Fatai, appealed to the government for succour, saying his shop was his only means of income.Osanyintolu said four of the injured suffered severe burns and were taken to Gbagada Trauma and Burns Centre.
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