Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-rufai has consoled the family of Prof Simon Mallam and others feared dead in the Sabon Tasha gas explosion on Saturday.
Recall that not fewer than five people including a Professor were killed in the gas explosion which occurred in a business premises located along Kachia Road, Sabon Tasha, in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
The Professor Simon Mallam, who was the Chairman of Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission, NAEC, was killed in the explosion which destroyed the windows of residential homes in the area.
Sources say the Professor had taken his grandson to a barber’s shop close to where a retail gas outlet is located when the incident happened.
Meanwhile, Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna state has consoled families of those that lost their lives to the unfortunate incident.
El-Rufai, in a statement signed by the Kaduna state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, urged the families to take heart, while sympathising with those that sustained injuries in the explosion as well.
According to Aruwan, “The Kaduna state government has condoled the families that lost their loved ones following a gas explosion today. Our thoughts are with them in this sad moment.
“The incident occurred in a business premises located along Kachia Road, Sabon Tasha, in Chikun local government area.
“The State government also sympathized with the citizens that sustained injuries in the explosion.
“The State government commends the emergency services, including fire fighters of both Kaduna state and the Federal Fire Service and the Red Cross.
“The government has also expressed its gratitude to the security agencies that participated in the search and rescue exercise.”
