Two Gas Explosion Victim Dead, Rivers CP Visits Hospital
The Rivers State Commissioner of Police, CP Olugbenga Adepoju, on Tuesday,7th January 2025, visited the surviving victims of the Oroazi gas explosion at the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital, old GRA, Port Harcourt.
CP Adepoju, who sympathized with the victims, said his Area Commander in charge of the Oroazi community has also visited victims of the explosion in another hospital.
The Rivers Police Chief advised residents of the state to be safety conscious when using gas cylinders. He equally urged residents to report to relevant authorities when persons in the business of refilling gas are engaged in unsafe acts that can cause accidents that can result in injuries and loss of lives.
The Rivers CP described the condition of the patients as pathetic and worrisome while praying for their quick recovery.
The hospital’s Chief Medical Director (CMD), Professor Chizindu Alikor, who received the Commissioner of Police and his team, said sixteen people were brought in on Saturday, January 4th,2025: twelve adults and four children, and the hospital has been working tirelessly to ensure their stability.
Professor Alikor disclosed that the hospital is attending to the victims with the full support of the Rivers State Government, Commissioner for Health. He said other well-meaning Nigerians have also been coming around.
Professor Alikor disclosed that, unfortunately, two persons, an adult and a child, have died. Still, the hospital is committed to ensuring the patients are stable and in good condition.
The Commissioner of Police was taken around the ward where the CMD admitted the victims.
Recall that at least twenty persons were injured when the gas exploded at the Oroazi axis of Mile 4, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers state on Saturday,4,2025.
