FCT Police hunt driver after vehicle crashes into Byazhin gas plant, sparks fire

By Kingsley Omonobi

The FCT Police Command said on Sunday night that it’s operatives, working in conjunction with personnel of the federal fire service have contained the fire which occured in Byazhin at a cooking gas sales plant.

The Police also noted that a manhunt for the erring driver that caused the fire as a result of driving against traffic is ongoing.

Spokesperson of the command SP Josephine Adeh while making this known said, “On the 27th of September, 2026, at about 6:30 a.m., the FCT Police Command received a distress call from a resident at Liberty Junction, Byazhin, reporting a fire outbreak at a
Cooking gas sale plant nearby.

“Following receipt of the repor...