Senate Demands Probe Of Lagos Tanker Explosion

The Senate has directed the Nigeria Police and the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) to probe the explosion of a fuel tanker in Lagos last Thursday.

Recall that the incident took twelve lives with several cars burnt.

Concise News understands that the lawmakers will meet the FRSC and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to seek amendment of extant laws required to tame accidents involving articulated vehicles.

The Senate’s move followed a motion by Senator Gbenga Ashafa in conjunction with senators Oluremi Tinubu and Solomon Adeola at plenary on Wednesday

Granting prayers of the motion, the lawmakers resolved to “urge the FRSC, the Nigeria Police and all relevant security agencies to cooperate with Lagos State and other states in ensuring that drivers of articulated vehicles comply with all federal and state traffic safety laws.

“We urge the Nigeria Police to work in conjunction with the FRSC to carry out a thorough investigation of the circumstances leading to the accident that led to the fuel tanker fire, with the view to prosecuting anyone found culpable in this preventable fire incident.

“The relevant committees of the Senate should invite the FRSC and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation with a view to finding a legislative solution towards ensuring that, before trucks are loaded, mandatory safety checks are put in place to ascertain the condition of the tankers and the road worthiness of the vehicles.”