Lagos Residents Ignore Warning To Scoop Fuel From Fallen Tanker
Some residents of Igborosun along Aso-Odo Road area of Badagry, Lagos have defied possible explosion to scoop petroleum product from the scene of a fallen tanker.
Eyewitness account said despite the presence of security operatives in the area, the residents scooping the fuel continued unabated.
However, the Chief Executive Officer, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency LASEMA, Dr Olufemi Oke Osanyintolu said the agency’s attention has been drawn to the incident and emergency response plan has been activated.
He urged members of the public to be law-abiding saying, “our attention has been brought to the tanker incident along Aso-Odo Road, Badagry. Emergency response plan has been activated.
“Members of the public are cautioned to cooperate with responders and to keep away from the scene and refrain from scooping petrol as this could cause a secondary incident,”
At press time, the content was being discharged into another truck while the rate of scooping has reduced.
