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Fubara visits fire-gutted scene in Rivers, promises compensation

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Fubara visits fire-gutted scene in Rivers, promises compensation
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Rivers State Governor Sim Fubara visited the scene of the recent fire disaster that gutted over 100 vehicles and at least four lives along the West Road of Eleme axis, Rivers State.

The Governor, accompanied by the Rivers State Commissioner of Police, CP Olatunji Disu and the Director of State Security Service, DSS, vowed to compensate the victims following the incident on Saturday.

Speaking to journalists at the scene, Fubara said,

We are here to see for ourselves and get a firsthand report of the incident that happened yesterday about 7:30 p.m., which was caused by a tanker conveying PMS.

I got the information through the MD of Indorama and immediately alerted the security agencies to ensure they stepped in. From what we have seen this morning, it is not a pleasant situation, says Fubara.

Furthermore,

From what I see, many vehicles were destroyed, Souls lost. I have asked the security agencies to give us a full brief so that we can come into the situation fully by seeing how much we can support the families who are bereaved and how we can cushion the loss, which is no fault of theirs.

We all know the situation on this road. It is unfortunate. Most of our people should exercise caution when using this road. This situation would have been avoided if the motorists had appropriately behaved. It is late. This is the situation we find ourselves in.

Following Fubara’s assessment of the damage, he promised, saying,

We will see how much we can control it.

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Mayowa Durosinmi

M. Durosinmi is a West Africa Weekly investigative reporter covering Politics, Human Rights, Health, and Security in West Africa and the Sahel Region

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