by Rachel Ogbu It’s been over a month since a tanker containing fuel lost control and exploded in Omitowoju, Ibadan, Oyo State. Now some residents have given a 14-day ultimatum to the management of Total Petroleum Plc to pay them N750m as damages for properties they lost in the fire including buildings, cars and other... Read More

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April 24, 2013

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“I lost everything that I have laboured for over the years” – Ibadan fire victim laments

by Rachel Ogbu Most of what’s left from the tanker fire at Omitowoju area of Ibadan are ashes, pain and despire. More than 12 buildings were burnt down on Monday evening after a fully loaded petroleum tanker passing through a residential area fell off the road and spilled about 33, 000 litres of petrol. Aminat’s... Read More

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April 24, 2013

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“My house, a two-story building, was completely burnt”- 92-year-old Ibadan fire victim counts losses

by Rachel Ogbu “It was a bad day for us all,” Amusa Ajibade, one of the victims from Monday’s Ibadan fire sadly sums it up. Ajibade who sustained injuries when a petrol tanker, marked LAGOD XJ 288 SMK, exploded after crashing at Saint Stephens Primary School Junction, Ibadan said; “I lost what I laboured for. I sustained injuries... Read More

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April 23, 2013

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Tragic: Fuel tanker falls off the road, catches fire that guts more than 12 buildings in Ibadan (PHOTO)

by Chi Ibe More than 12 buildings were burnt down on Monday night after a fully loaded petroleum tanker passing through a residential area fell off the road and spilled about 33, 000 litres of petrol, reports say. An eyewitness at the Omitowoju area of Ibadan, in Oyo State said it would have been more... Read More

explosion, fire service, Ibadan, petroleum tanker

Residents give Total Petroleum 14-day ultimatum to pay N750million as damages for tanker explosion

“I lost everything that I have laboured for over the years” – Ibadan fire victim laments

“My house, a two-story building, was completely burnt”- 92-year-old Ibadan fire victim counts losses

Tragic: Fuel tanker falls off the road, catches fire that guts more than 12 buildings in Ibadan (PHOTO)

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