In response to the tragic petrol tanker hearth catastrophe at Dikko Junction in Niger State, the Nationwide Emergency Administration Company has distributed meals, non-food gadgets, and medical provides to assist the therapy of injured victims and supply aid to the affected households.
The company disclosed this in an announcement on Tuesday.
The tanker explosion occurred on Saturday morning alongside Dikko-Maje Street, reverse Baddegi Station. In accordance with stories, the catastrophe was triggered when a crashed tanker loaded with Premium Motor Spirit spilled its contents throughout an try and switch the gas to a different tanker. The spilled PMS got here into contact with a generator used to energy the switch, inflicting the explosion.
The incident claimed 98 lives, left 69 folks with various levels of accidents, and destroyed 20 retailers.
NEMA’s Director Basic, Mrs Zubaida Umar, visited the group and flagged off the distribution of aid supplies. She said that the intervention was in keeping with President Bola Tinubu’s directive and the Federal Authorities’s dedication to helping the group in recovering from the catastrophe.
She mentioned, “Based mostly on the report of the preliminary speedy evaluation carried out by officers of NEMA, NSEMA, and different first responders, we’re right here to supply quick help with meals, non-food gadgets, and medicaments to the affected households.”
Whereas sympathising with the group, Mrs Umar assured that NEMA would coordinate complete efforts to help their restoration. She additionally harassed the necessity for communities to prioritise catastrophe preparedness and proactive measures to safeguard lives and property.
She counseled the swift response of first responders, together with NEMA, the Niger State Emergency Administration Company, firefighters, the Federal Street Security Corps, the Nigerian Safety and Civil Defence Corps, medical personnel, safety operatives, group members, and different stakeholders who acted promptly to avoid wasting lives and mitigate additional harm.
Current on the occasion was the Deputy Speaker of the Niger State Home of Meeting, Afiniki Daudu, who appreciated the Federal Authorities’s immediate response in delivering aid gadgets via NEMA. Additionally in attendance have been the Chairman of Gurara Native Authorities Space, Alhaji Abdulhalim Abubakar; the Director Basic of Niger State SEMA, Abdullahi Arah; and group leaders.
