The Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, says the state will compensate those affected by the Abeokuta gas explosion, as he ordered an integrity test on the structures affected by the incident.
The incident which occurred on Saturday, resulted in the loss of one life.
Visiting the scene a day after the explosion, Governor Abiodun, who was accompanied by members of the Ogun State Executive Council, the commissioner of police in the state, members of the state emergency management agency, and other first responders, thanked the residents for their calmness and understanding.
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He also said that a policy framework on regulating the movement of Compressed Natural Gas, CNG, is being worked on to regulate the movement of the product in the state.
Six people were injured and six vehicles burnt when a gas tanker exploded on Saturday at Ita Osin along Abeokuta-Sango-Lagos Expressway on Saturday.
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