Otedola tanker explosion: Truck owner arrested

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The owner of the petrol tanker, that sparked last month’s inferno, on Otedola Bridge, Lagos, has been arrested by the police.

No fewer than nine people lost their lives in the incident which also got dozens of vehicles burnt.

Spokesman for the Lagos State Police Command, Chile Oti, said the truck owner was arrested in Kano on Thursday.The suspect is said to be helping the police locate the driver of the ill-fated truck.

The state government also announced yesterday, that the DNA forensic examination it conducted to ascertain the identities of the victims are ready.

Health Commissioner, Jide Idris, said that nine bodies of the victims were successfully matched to nine families out of the 11 families that showed up at the Lagos State DNA & Forensic Center (LSD&FC).


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