The national leader of the All Progressives Congress [APC], Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ‘strongly condemned’ the Lagos “pipeline explosion” incident that has so far claimed at least 17 lives.
The explosion had hit the Satellite and Festac Towns axis of Lagos on Sunday.
Reacting to the incident, Tinubu, taking to his Social media handle, condemned the explosion and asked that the perpetrators be punished.
Tinubu’s tweet reads:
“This tragedy should not have happened. Those who lost their lives in the unfortunate incident did not deserve to die so gruesomely.
“I strongly condemn this incident. I commiserate with families and relations of those who died. I also sympathise with those who lost their valued property.
“In their memories and in order to avert similar occurrence in future, the authorities must get to the root of this incident and curb incessant explosion in the area.”
1. Tinubu Condemns Explosion, Says Perpetrators Must Be Punished
This tragedy should not have happened. Those who lost their lives in the unfortunate incident did not deserve to die so gruesomely.
— Bola Ahmed Tinubu (@officialABAT) March 16, 2020
Former Senate Deputy President Ike Ekwdremadu also tweeted commiserated with affected families and hailed the bravery a d selfless act of RV. Sis. Henrietta Alokha who paid the supreme price of love by giving up her life to save as many students as she could.
My heart goes out to Bethlehem Girls College, Catholic family & all victims of the #festacexplosion. I salute the sacrifice of Rev. Sr. Henrietta Alokha, who gave her life to save her students. Greater love has no one than this, that one should lay down his life for his friends. pic.twitter.com/jLepCezV8M
— Ike Ekweremadu (@iamekweremadu) March 16, 2020
The explosion, which hit the Satellite and Festac Towns axis of Lagos on Sunday, killed at least 17 persons and destroying numerous houses with collateral damages running into billions of Naira.
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