0H NO! Fire Razes Bayelsa Mechanic Village, Destroys 10 Shops, 8 Vehicles
Thompson Nsisongabasi
Sep 07, 2020
An early morning fire outbreak on Sunday at the Bayelsa Mechanic Village destroyed eight parked vehicles and 10 shops.
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It was gathered that the fire incident started at about 3.00 am on Sunday but was put out by men of the fire service who responded to a distress call.
Mr Denis Ekiyor who resides at Imiringi road, off Tombia roundabout said that the timely intervention of firemen prevented the fire from escalating.
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"The fire incident was nipped early enough; the fire service battled to contain it and 10 shops were affected, some cars parked were also burnt and there are 10 of them.
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"There was nobody there when the inferno started, so it did not affect any human life," Ekiyor stated.
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Mr Mike Okoli, Commissioner of Police in Bayelsa said in a telephone interview that investigation was underway.
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Okoli said he had visited the scene and assured the victims and traders that the Police would ensure security of their property while investigation continued.
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"The Deputy Governor of the state was also there earlier to show concern, empathy and support to the victims", he said.
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Meanwhile Mr Olusegun Ogungbemide, new Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Lagos State, on Friday said he was welcomed to office by the Kara Bridge tankers fire disaster.
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Ogungbemide made this know during his courtesy visit to the Akran of Badagry, Aholu Menu Toyi I, on Friday to receive the royal father's blessings.
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According to the him, the coming of a hero is always loaded with challenges.
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"I was welcomed to Lagos State with the Kara Bridge inferno where three petrol tankers got involved in a crash.
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"For 12 hours, I was standing on the bridge making sure that things work well.
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"The following week, there was another crash; then, I said yes, this is Lagos. I have arrived.
"When we were trying to come out of that, the Third Mainland Bridge came up and we needed to be around.
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"There were insinuations, and fear, gridlock everywhere, blackmail here and there; but, so far so good, more than a month now, Lagos has not collapsed in spite of the fact that we collapsed the bridge," he said.
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Ogungbemide said that when he was coming to Badagry, he saw gridlock at Iyana-Ipaja and wondered if the Third Mainland Bridge traffic had extended to the area.
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"We have been managing gridlock in Lagos and gridlock has become part of us, we have outlived it and we will continue to outlive it," he said.
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Ogungbemide said it was unfortunate that crashes that resulted in the lost of lives were recorded because of container falling on innocent citizens.
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He said that FRCS had organised three different types of enforcement interventions to curb the excesses of truck drivers on the highways.
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"Presently, the intervention is working and the rate of crashes have reduced; people are testifying to it, we pray it will continue," he said.
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The sector commander said he was in Badagry to receive royal blessings, adding that he was at hom.
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Ogungbemide said that about 12 years ago, he was the one bringing his superior officers to the palace.
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"But today, I am touched and moved when I'm being brought here to see his majesty, because by counting number, I have come here with more than four of my superior to see the king.
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"Twelve years after I left Badagry, Akran is still looking younger, this is an indication that God is here.
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"On this ground of Badagry, I started gaining prominence as a road safety officer by virtue of the blessings I received from the palace.
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"I have come again to Lagos as the sector commander. I cannot do anything without coming to receive your blessings for success, the success that has made you to be on the throne of your father 43 years ago.
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"Badagry is the greatest of all cities; after the completion of Lagos Badagry Expressway, the town will become the future of Lagos," he said.
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Responding, Akran prayed that the tenure of Ogungbemide in Lagos would be successful, and that road crashes would be reduced to minimal level during his tenure.
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The Badagry monarch, thereafter, honoured the sector commander with an award of Badagry Pilgrimage.
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In his remarks, Mr Babatope Agbaje, the Badagry Unit Commander of FRSC Command, thanked the monarch for honouring his boss with a warm reception.
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— Thompson Nsisongabasi