A Mobil fuel station located near the Airport Hotel on Obafemi Awolowo Way, Ikeja, Lagos exploded on Thursday, causing panic among residents. The incident occurred on August 8, 2024.
While details of the incident are still sketchy, many have speculated that it must have occurred from a gas filling point. However, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has denied this claim.
In a statement, NNPC spokesman Olufemi Soneye said, “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.”
He added that the CNG station was not affected by the explosion and that all NGML facilities in Lagos, including pipelines, metering stations, above-ground installation, and CNG facilities are in safe operating condition.
The cause of the explosion is still unknown, and an investigation is likely to be conducted to determine the root cause.
The NNPC has reassured the public that there is no need to panic, and that they are working to ensure that the situation is brought under control.
