A terrible fire on Tuesday destroyed the RSK Adebowale Multipurpose Filling Station, a petrol tanker, and a motorcycle in the Ofiki region of Saki, Oyo State.
Mr. Moroof Akinwande, Chairman of the State Fire Services Agency, acknowledged the occurrence in a statement issued on Wednesday in Ibadan.
Akinwande stated that the agency received a distress call regarding the fire incident from Alhaji Mufutau Badmus, the Saki Branch Chairman of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria.
He stated that upon receiving the distress call, firemen led by Mr. Kolade Taiwo rushed to the location of the event.
“On arrival at the scene, it was discovered that the filling station, a DAF tanker truck loaded with 50,000 liters of petrol, one Bajaj motorcycle, and three fuel dispensing pumps were already engulfed in the inferno,” he said.
Akinwade stated that agency staff were able to completely extinguish the fire and prevent it from spreading to other properties in the vicinity.
He praised the Ofiki Division members of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps for their presence and ensuring security in the area throughout the exercise.
He advised filling station owners in the state to prioritize fire safety regulations.
Akinwade stated that agency staff were able to completely extinguish the fire and prevent it from spreading to other properties in the vicinity.
He praised the Ofiki Division members of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps for their presence and ensuring security in the area throughout the exercise.
He advised filling station owners in the state to prioritize fire safety regulations.
![Rev. Fr. Anthony Odiong, a US-based Nigerian Louisiana Catholic priest, was arrested in Florida on Tuesday for possessing child pornography, according to law authorities. The suspect is reportedly accused of many other cases of sexual assault. The Waco, Texas, Police Department announced in a Facebook post on Tuesday that officers detained Father Anthony Odiong in Ave Maria, Florida, with assistance from the United States Marshals Service. Waco police announced in March that they had received "credible information" about a sexual assault allegedly committed by Odiong in Texas in 2012. “During the subsequent investigation, a case of possession of child pornography was uncovered,” the police said. The priest was apprehended in Florida by the Caribbean Regional Fugitive Task Force. The Waco Police Department said that he will be extradited to Texas. Odiong had previously served in the Archdiocese of New Orleans before being removed as priest in December of last year due to controversy over homilies in which he claimed, among other things, that the Catholic Church was being taken over by "the gays." At the time, the priest was also accused of abusive behaviour; a Louisiana lady claimed in U.S. bankruptcy court that Odiong had committed both financial and sexual abuse against her. Prior to joining the New Orleans Archdiocese, Odiong served in at least two Texas parishes. On Tuesday, Waco police stated that during their sexual assault investigation, "the presence of other survivors was revealed." “Multiple women have come forward to tell similar experiences as the sexual assault survivor who reported the initial allegation,” the police department said. “Survivors’ experiences ranged from sexual assault and indecent assault, more commonly recognised as groping, and financial abuse, with some survivors experiencing every element of Anthony Odiong’s manipulation.” The police said they “believe there may be more survivors, and we wish to speak with anyone who [has] had similar encounters” with the priest. The Archdiocese of New Orleans issued a brief news release on Tuesday noting Odiong's arrest in Florida. The archdiocese “encourages anyone with any information to contact law enforcement,” the release said.](https://chronicle.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/ezgif-6-4730550ede-450x300.jpg "Odiong: US-based Nigerian Catholic priest convicted over sexual assault")