ANA Commiserates With Victims Of Lagos
Petrol Tanker Inferno
…Commends Agencies For
Quick Rescue Response
By Yemi
Adebisi- July 1, 2018
The Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), Lagos Branch has
expressed her sympathy to victims of last Thursday petrol tanker explosion
which occurred on the Otedola Estate Bridge-side of Lagos-Ibadan Express Way of
Lagos, commending various state agencies for taking quick action to rescue the
situation.
Yemi Adebiyi, Lagos State chapter Chairman, expressed shock at the
losses due to the incident.
“It is saddening that at a time Nigerians are yet to overcome the
trauma of the Plateau massacre by unknown gunmen, the incident in Lagos which
occurred due to the unfortunate explosion of a moving petrol tanker ended in
not only throw Lagosians into mourning but, also aggravated our pains for the
several disasters which have befell our nation in recent time.
“Members of the ANA are greatly agonised by the losses of lives in
the incident. We feel the pains and sorrow of the injured, death of loved ones
and loss of properties and commiserate with Lagosians and Lagos State
government on the sad incident.”
He further added that “one cannot fail to notice and commend the
swift response of relevant disaster rescue and emergency agencies of the Lagos
State authorities, including men of the Nigeria Police as they rallied round to
salvage the situation in order to ameliorate the possible ripple effects of the
disaster, which could have aggravated the pains on Lagosians, in record time.
It would be recalled that Lagos is the hosting state of the
forthcoming international convention of ANA, holding between October 25 and 28,
2018.
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