No fewer than 100 houses have been destroyed following a cooking gas explosion in Jamata, a community in Lokoja Local Government Area of Kogi State.
The explosion, ebirareporters.com gathered, happened on Wednesday and brought down buildings, destroyed properties worth millions of naira.
During a visit to the affected community, Kogi State Commissioner for Solid Minerals and Natural Resources, Bashir Abubakar Gegu, lamented the losses and urged citizens to be careful while using cooking gas.
“I am urging all and sundry to abide by the rules of gas usage. This accident is avoidable, but for negligence and failure to abide by the safety rules of the use of cooking gas, this happened,” he added.
He assured the victims of the state government’s immediate and long-term support to enable them to get back on their feet and in their businesses.
