Abule Ado Explosion: Death Toll Rises To 21 As 468 Displaced

At least one more body was recovered on Thursday from the ruins of Sunday’s explosions at Abule Ado, a Lagos suburb, bringing total fatalities to 21.

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said no fewer than 468 persons have been displaced.

Its Director-General Dr Femi Oke-Osanyintolu said 100 of the displaced persons have been resettled at the Igando Relief Camp.

Oke-Osanyintolu said two persons were reported missing, adding that the agency would continue to provide necessary updates with regards to the incident.

“Our help desk remains manned and our personnel are available to manage enquiries and arrange transfer to the LASEMA relief camp for those who have need of shelter and food.

“We appeal for calm and urge members of the public to keep away from the scene. We will continue to provide updates,” he said.

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has begun to repair part of its System 2B Pipeline that was ruptured by the explosions.

The pipeline takes refined products from Atlas Cove Jetty in Lagos to Ejigbo, Mosimi, Ore and Ilorin, among others.