Massive Loss As Fire Destroys Buhari Minister’s Petrol Station
- The minister of state for mines and steel development, Uche Ogah, recorded a massive loss on Sunday, January 30
- Ogah's filling station, Masters Energy, located along Aba Road in Umuahia, Abia state, was destroyed by flames
- While the cause of the inferno is yet to be ascertained, the head of the state's fire service, Arua Nnanna, confirmed it on Sunday
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Umuahia, Abia - A petrol station belonging to Uche Ogah, the minister of state for mines and steel development, went up in flames on Sunday, January 30.
The Nation disclosed that the station, Masters Energy, is located on Aba Road in Umuahia North Local Government of Abia.
Confirming the development to journalists on Sunday, Comptroller of Abia Fire Service, Arua Nnanna, stated that a tanker was discharging 43,000 litres PMS (Petroleum Motor Spirit) into the filling station’s dump when it went up in flames, The Sun added.
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“They couldn’t contain the fire. We were called and the state and federal government firefighters swung into action to contain the fire.
“Part of the filling station was affected, but the good story is that nobody died. We saved property worth millions of naira because if we had not come, the damage on adjoining buildings would have been huge."
Although no death was recorded from the incident, it cause a serious traffic jam as vehicles along the busy road were forced to take other routes in the area.
It was also gathered that Anthony Agbazuere, the chief of staff to Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, was one of the first responders who helped to put out the inferno.
Private jets used to smuggle gold in Nigeria, Buhari's minister
Meanwhile, Ogah had made a disturbing revelation about gold smuggling in Nigeria.
The minister on Tuesday, September 14, disclosed that some private jets in the country are used to illegally transport the precious stone.
Ogah said this during an investigative hearing on $9 billion annual loss to illegal mining and smuggling of gold organised by the Senate.
The minister noted that this act robs the federal government of billions of foreign currency annually and as such, perpetrators must be punished severely.
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