The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has called on residents of Ikeja, capital of Lagos state to avoid open fire owing to gas pipeline leakage in the area.
The affected areas include Computer Village, Ikeja Underbridge end of Awolowo Way, Oba Akran axis, Anifowose Street, and Medical Road.
This was contained in a statement released on Wednesday by the spokesperson for NEMA (south-west), Ibrahim Farinloye.
The agency asked residents to take safety precautions to prevent any form of disaster as a result of the gas leakage.
“Residents around Computer Village, Underbridge Awolowo Way, and Oba Akran axis, Anifowose Street, Medical Road must not open shops or use open naked fire for safety reasons,” he said.
“Distressed alert just received indicates massive leakage of gas pipeline around these areas.”
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