Residents and traders of Irekari and Temidire communities on Saturday protested against the indiscriminate location of gas stations in the area. The residents who trooped out in their numbers to disrupt commercial activities and free flow of traffic for many hours vowed to prevent the gas stations from operating. One of the protesters, Abudu Raheem, explained that a midnight inferno which occurred behind a new gas station in the area some 24 hours earlier triggered the protest. Ajijola said, “we are protesting because we don’t want another gas stations in our area, we have one already, that is okay, because of the fire incident that can consume our houses. “We might take some action which may not be palatable to the dealers of the proposed gas stations.

Source: Nigerian Tribune June 22, 2019 18:52 UTC