NNPC Reassures Public as Fuel Station Explodes in Lagos

Mobil fuel station near the Airport Hotel on Obafemi Awolowo Way, Ikeja, Lagos, exploded on Thursday, causing widespread panic among residents. Details of the explosion remain unclear at the time of this report, but there is speculation that the incident might have originated from a gas filling point.

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has reassured the public that the explosion is unrelated to their recent compressed natural gas (CNG) stations. According to a statement from NNPC spokesman Olufemi Soneye, "The NNPC Ltd wishes to state that the reported explosion at a filling station in Ikeja, Lagos, has nothing to do with the recently commissioned NNPC Gas Marketing Ltd (NGML)/NIPCO Compressed Natural Gas Stations, which are currently functioning and running safely without any incident."

Soneye further clarified that the CNG station was not involved in the explosion. "The NNPC Ltd also wishes to add that the NGML was not affected by the explosion; it is not involved in the activities of the affected station and all NGML facilities in Lagos, including pipelines, metering stations, above-ground installation, and CNG facilities are in safe operating condition," he noted.