Suleja, Niger state – Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) candidate in the 2023 election, visited the site of the tragic petrol tanker explosion, the gravesite, and also the Sarkin Dikko place along the Dikko-Maje Road in Suleja, Niger state.
TimesNow.com.ng reports that Obi embarked on the visit on Wednesday, January 22.
The explosion in Niger reportedly claimed more than 100 lives, with over 50 injured, and properties destroyed.
At the explosion site and the graveyard where 80 victims were reportedly buried, Obi said he felt the sorrow of a preventable tragedy.
Sharing pictures of his visit to Niger state, Obi wrote on his verified X (formerly Twitter) handle:
Earlier, TimesNow.com.ng reported that Obi rubbished reports about his alleged arrest by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) in Abuja.
The LP chieftain dismissed the rumours in a statement.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
