{"id":4510,"date":"2022-09-28T18:25:31","date_gmt":"2022-09-28T18:25:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/?p=4510"},"modified":"2023-04-29T22:28:34","modified_gmt":"2023-04-29T21:28:34","slug":"kogi-ankpa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/kogi-ankpa\/","title":{"rendered":"Kogi: 20 Dead, Properties Razed in Fuel Tanker Explosion\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Over 20 lives including students have been lost and properties burnt down after a tanker carrying fuel exploded at the popular Otukpo road in Kogi State.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-8080026755787218\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8080026755787218\" data-ad-slot=\"7193833156\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The incidence, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebirareporters.com\">ebirareporters.com<\/a> learnt, occurred on Tuesday afternoon along Otukpo road in Ankpa Local Government Area of Kogi State.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Properties razed in the inferno included many vehicles and other infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4512\" src=\"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/FB_IMG_1664389278191-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Chairman of the Local Government, Hon. Abagwu Ibrahim has described the incident as depressing and unfortunate, commiserating with the family and loved ones of victims.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;I am, especially pained that it led to loss of lives and property of innocent citizens who were going about in search of their daily bread.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u201cI condole with the family and friends of those that died in the accident and I wish those injured speedy recovery. I\u2019m using this opportunity to appeal to vehicle owners to put their vehicles in good condition before hitting the roads during this festive season.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cI also urge motorists to drive carefully and adhere to all safety precautions to avert a recurrence of this unfortunate incident. We should always remember our loved ones and have consideration for other roads users while plying the roads.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;I want to equally appeal to the traders selling by the road sides in Oturkpo road to as a matter of urgency relocate back to the market to enable road users ply freely and avoid congestion.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cMay God grant the soul of our deceased rest and mitigate the loss of those who lost properties to the accident.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Ankpa Local Government was barely recovering from <a href=\"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/2022\/09\/06\/breaking-gunmen-rob-two-banks-in-kogi\/\">the tragedy of bank armed robbery which occurred last month, and left many people dead.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-8080026755787218\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br 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