The Lagos State government has begun efforts to prosecute the owner of the petrol tanker that caused the fire which claimed many lives and no fewer than 54 cars in the state.
The fire occurred on Thursday on Otedola Bridge along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Edgal Imohimi, made the plan to prosecute the owner of the petrol tanker known on Monday.
Edgal who spoke with State House correspondents at Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos, shortly after the Security Council Meeting chaired by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, said investigations were still going on in the case and that government would do everything to prevent a reoccurrence.
His words: “As regards investigation into the matter, it is in top gear. I have just received a letter from the office of the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice which stated very clearly charges which we are going to prefer against the driver and the owner of that tanker.
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“Henceforth, we are using this opportunity to call on all tanker drivers, all lorry drivers, all owners of such articulated vehicles to please submit those vehicles for Vehicle Inspection Office (VIO) test; they must go through the entire hub and get the Ministry of Transportation (MOT) Certificate of Road Worthiness. We will not allow such vehicles which obviously pose serious danger to other road users on our roads.”
While stressing that relevant state traffic laws would be enforced by security agencies to ensure safety, he warned the people of the state to always move away from the scene of an accident like the petrol tanker fire of Thursday.
According to him, there could be another explosion which could result in more deaths.
