Gov. Sanwo-Olu Of Lagos State Reacts To Abule Egba Fire

Pipeline Fire Explosion In Lagos State

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has reacted to the raging fire that engulfed the Abule Egba axis of the state on Sunday.

As earlier reported by Naija News, the explosion is believed to have occurred from a ruptured pipeline belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), caused by activities of vandals around the area.

Already some people have been confirmed dead from the fire explosion and several buildings and other properties also burnt down while official figures are however still been expected.

Reacting to the sad incident, Governor Sanwo-Olu in a statement said: “My thoughts and prayers are with the families & businesses affected in the unfortunate incident at Abule Egba. We are thankful for the brave members of LASEMA & our fire service that swung into action working all night to reduce the impact. Pipeline Vandals will be shown no mercy.”

“We must work together to ensure man made incidents like Abule Egba are avoided. Security and information gathering along volatile corridors will increase and a stronger synergy with communities must happen. We all have a role to play.”