On Saturday, a black market operator, David Olabanji, was said to have lost his wife, Rhoda, and his two children, during an explosion at his shop in the Dantata area of Satellite Town, Lagos State.
When the explosion happened, David and his family were at his shop, where he had been dealing in a variety of things, including the adulteration of petroleum goods.
In a bid to rescue their children who were sleeping in the shop, David’s wife reportedly ran inside the shop a source shared
The source said, “The man usually deals in the adulteration of PMS products, among others, in his shop. Around 4.30 pm on the day of the incident, the man and his wife were outside the shop, while their children were sleeping inside when the fire started burning the shop.
“The wife quickly rushed in to rescue her children but she was unlucky. She, alongside her children, got burnt to death by the fire. The man also made an attempt to rescue his family but he couldn’t.
“He sustained severe burns and was rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment. The man was adulterating the PMS products around the shop when the explosion happened.”
He further explained that David’s wife and children came to visit him from Ibadan, Oyo State, adding that people in the area were aware of his business dealings.
Furthermore, an eyewitness, Aliu Danjuma who was seen operating a grocery in the area shared that emergency responders, including officials of the state fire and rescue service, and police, who stormed the shop, put out the fire.
He said, “Due to the presence of tankers around the neighbourhood, he always gets products to sell. That man sells oil, petrol, diesel and other things to people in the community.
“In fact, whenever there is fuel scarcity, if you come to his shop, you will still get the products. It was just unfortunate that this thing happened to him and his family.”
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