On Tuesday morning, a fully loaded NNPC tanker became stopped and blocked traffic for people traveling from Oju Odo, Synagogue Church, inward Ikotun region of Lagos State.
This was said in a statement that Lagos State Traffic Management Authority’s public relations officer, Adebayo Taofeek, made accessible to Reports on Tuesday.
The statement claims that LASTMA personnel prevented a serious fire disaster and made sure that looters didn’t steal the tanker’s cargo.
The product from the stopped tanker was being transferred to an empty tanker, he continued, by members of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue team.
The statement partly reads, “Traffic officer Demola Muibi ‘Bravo’ (Zone 7) who led the LASTMA response team disclosed that an NNPC branded tanker fully loaded with petroleum product got hooked and blocked the entire Road inward Ikotun from the Synagogue Church.
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“He disclosed further that to avert another major fire disaster around the entire Synagogue Church area, the LASTMA team after arriving at the scene around 6 a.m. called other major emergency responders including the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Services immediately.
“We managed the situation in such a way to avoid miscreants and hoodlums from tampering with the fuel before the arrival of Policemen from Ikotun Police Division.”
The statement added that to ensure ease of traffic, motorists were diverted through another route.
“He confirmed that motorists were diverted through Ijegun Road for those who want to navigate through Ikotun/Ejigbo/Jakande and likewise those coming from Ejigbo are to access through Ile-we and Liasu Road for them to continue their journey.
“Trans-loading commences immediately another empty tanker is brought to the scene and the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Services are doing the needful.”
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