👤 By Danjuma Aliyu

Bukola Saraki, the President of the Nigerian Senate has expressed sadness over the fire that led to the loss of lives in Lagos yesterday. 

Senator Saraki, said he was “deeply saddened about the tanker accident that occurred along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway yesterday that led to tragic loss of lives.”

The inferno was caused by a petrol tanker. It is not yet known how many people died, but as it was rush hour time, the number of casualties is expected to be high.

The lawmaker prayed for “strength and comfort for all the families that have been affected by this accident, and wish the injured a quick recovery.”