The All Progressives Congress (APC) has commiserated with victims of Sunday morning explosion which occurred at Abule Ado in Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State.
The explosion resulted in at least 15 deaths and many injuries. Churches, schools and businesses were also destroyed.
In a statement on Sunday by Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, national publicity secretary of APC, the party commended the emergency response.
“We commend the emergency response led by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), the Fire Service and other agencies in quickly containing the incident and attending to injured victims of the explosion.
While the party wishes the injured a speedy and full recovery, we also sympathise with residents who lost property in the explosion. We are confident that the Lagos state government will implement measures to bring succour to the victims.