President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered an investigation into a pipeline fire feared to have killed about 10 people in Rivers State.
This is just as the President condoled with people and government of the state following the death of some workers in the gas pipeline tragedy.
Buhari, in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu in Abuja on Saturday, also condoled with the families of the victims.
He said he was extremely pained by the loss of lives as a result of the incident.
He, therefore, asked for ”a thorough investigation to determine what is responsible for the gas pipeline tragedy in Oyibo Local Government Area of Rivers in which several fatalities were reported”.
The gas tragedy reportedly occurred at Kom Kom community of Oyibo local government area on Saturday when workers were fixing a faulty section of the pipeline
The incident reportedly occurred in Kom Kom community of the LGA, about midday yesterday. Sources close to the scene said the explosion sparked off fire which supposedly burnt the victims.
The Police in the state confirmed the incident but could not ascertain the actual number of casualty yet.
