Petrol tanker explosion: FG condoles with Bago, people of Niger

The Federal Government has condoled with the Government and radical of Niger implicit the petrol tanker detonation that occurred successful Essa, Katcha Local Government Area of the state.

This is contained successful a connection by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, issued connected Thursday successful Abuja.

He expressed heavy sorrow implicit the incidental which claimed galore guiltless lives and near respective others injured.

“We articulation the authorities and radical of Niger successful mourning this achy loss.

“This heartbreaking incidental has erstwhile again brought to the fore the devastating quality and worldly consequences of substance tanker accidents successful our communities.

“The Federal Government is saddened that, contempt sustained nationalist sensitisation and repeated warnings astir the dangers of scooping substance from fallen tankers, immoderate citizens inactive instrumentality specified life-threatening risks.

“Every Nigerian beingness is precious, and specified avoidable tragedies service arsenic a achy reminder of the request for greater vigilance and adherence to information instructions successful times of emergency,” Idris said.

He commended the swift effect of the Niger government, information agencies, and exigency responders who promptly mobilised to enactment retired the fire, rescue survivors, and supply enactment to the affected families.

He said the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has besides been directed to complement ongoing efforts by the authorities authorities successful providing alleviation and aesculapian assistance to the victims and their families.

“The Federal Government besides directs the National Orientation Agency to prolong and intensify nationwide nationalist consciousness campaigns connected information measures, peculiarly successful agrarian and high-risk communities, to forestall the recurrence of specified tragedies.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims, their families, and the full radical of Niger successful this infinitesimal of grief.

“May the souls of the departed remainder successful peace, and whitethorn God assistance their loved ones the spot to carnivore this achy loss,” Idris said. (NAN)

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