Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Saturday, visited the site of a devastating fire incident along the Eleme axis of the East-West Road of the state.
The fire reportedly destroyed over 100 vehicles and claimed many lives.
Accompanied by the Rivers State Commissioner of Police, CP Olatunji Disu, and the Director of the State Security Service, the Governor vowed to compensate the victims of the tragic incident.
“We are here to see for ourselves to get a first hand report of the incident that happened yesterday about 7:30pm that was caused by a tanker conveying PMS.
“I got the information through the MD of Indorama and I immediately alerted the security agencies to make sure they step in. From what we are seeing this morning it is not a pleasant situation.
“From what I am seeing a huge number of vehicles was destroyed,Souls lost .I have asked the security agencies to give us a full brief so that we can come into the situation fully by seeing how much we can support the families who are bereaved and how we can cushion the loss which is no fault of theirs.
“We all know the situation of this road. Is really really unfortunate .Most of our people when plying this road should ply with caution .I believe strongly that this situation would have been avoided if the motorists have behaved properly. It is late.This is situation we find ourselves. We will see how much we can control it,” Fubara said.
