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A businessman, Seun Peters, has lamented the looting of his office by hoodlums during Thursday’s gas explosion incident which damaged part of Ogun State Property Investment Company (OPIC) Plaza, in Ikeja. Mr Peters, the Managing Director, Rolling Video Games, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday that his company, located in the plaza, suffered several losses due to the incident.  It was reports that five persons were killed while 11 others suffered varying degrees of injury after a Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) tanker exploded in front of the plaza at about 10.30 p.m. Thursday night. No fewer than 25 cars were also destroyed, while a part of the building was severely damaged by the explosion. On Friday, the Lagos State government said it had begun an investigation into the incident. Mr Peters said: “ Three of my official vehicles were burnt and they tried to break into my van and my office was looted. I wonder why, because if there is a fire incident, I don’t know why people w...

 Days after a fuel tanker explosion in Oshigbudu, in the Agatu Local Government of Benue State, another explosion has occurred in the community. A member of the community, Otache Gabriel lamented the situation on his Facebook wall, saying, “ Another fire outbreak in my community again. After first tanker explosion on Sunday, another one today around 3 am this morning; houses are burning. “God have mercy on us. Benue state is turning to another thing. God, two tanker explosions in one community." Secretary of Agatu Local Government, Oteyi Sunday, who confirmed the incident,  said the conductor of the heavy duty vehicle had been arrested but that the driver was still at large.