Explosion: NOA launches campaign against petrol scooping from fallen tankers
In response to the recent tanker explosion in Nigeria, the National Orientation Agency (NOA) has launched an enlightenment campaign, discouraging the scooping of petrol from crashed tankers in Akwa Ibom State.
The Informant247 reports that many Nigerians have lost their lives to fuel tanker explosions, with the latest in Enugu State claiming the lives of no fewer than 18 persons.
The Enugu incident followed a similar incident in Niger, where more than 80 persons reportedly lost their lives while scooping fuel from crashed tanker.
Addressing journalists in Uyo on Monday, the state director of NOA, Mr Mkpoutom Mkpoutom, urged residents to desist from scooping petrol as it was akin to stealing and was fraught with dangers.
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“Tanker crisis has been a serious concern to the federal government, most especially the after-effects of it because it not only affects the immediate environment but the entire ecosystem, and it has caused damage to the economy of this country, and we don’t want it to continue
“That is why we are talking to people, sensitising the people that they are dangerous in it. Though the crashes have not happened in Akwa Ibom State, we want to be proactive by advising people to stop scooping and stealing what does not belong to them.
“We are telling Akwa Ibom people that if it ever happens, please don’t go there. Immediately, you see the product flowing from the tanker, run for your dear life,” he said.
Source: PUNCH
