President Muhammadu Buhari has asked for a thorough investigation to determine what is responsible for the gas pipeline tragedy in Oyibo local Government Area of Rivers state in which several fatalities were reported.
The incident, which reportedly occurred in Kom Kom community of the local government area on Saturday occurred when workers were fixing a faulty section of the pipeline.
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The President, according to a statement by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and publicity, Garba Shehu, is extremely pained by the losses of life in the incident and expressed his condolences to the families of the victims and to the government and people of Rivers State.
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