Tag: Tanker Explosion
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Tanker explosion: Senate takes action, as Saraki calls for accountability
The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday resolved to urge the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Nigerian Police and all other relevant security agencies to cooperate with Lagos state and other states in ensuring that drivers of trucks and other heavy-duty vehicles comply with traffic rules and regulations. The Senate also urged the Police to work in…
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Tanker explosion: LASG vows to prosecute truck owner, driver
The Lagos State Government is perfecting plans to prosecute the owner and driver of the ill-fated fuel tanker which exploded last Thursday on Otedola Bridge inward Ojodu Berger along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, the State’s Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal said on Monday. Already, the State’s Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Adeniji Kazeem had at…
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LASG shuts down FESTAC Link Bridge after tanker explosion
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday closed a section of the FESTAC Link Bridge, where a tanker fire burnt down over 21 vehicles and five motorcycles last week. The General Manager of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Mr. Olawale Musa, said the decision was taken in order to save lives of motorists and…