Tanker Explosion: Widows, Traders Count Losses As Okpebholo Pledges Relief

Traders at Oluku Market along the Benin-Lagos Road in Edo State have recounted their ordeal following Thursday’s petrol tanker explosion that destroyed their shops, goods and other property, leaving many struggling to rebuild their livelihoods.
The victims, some of whom said they depended on their daily earnings to feed their families and repay loans, appealed for urgent assistance as Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, visited the scene on Friday and promised to rebuild the market.
The market’s secretary, Blessing Itoje, said the traders lost everything to the inferno, adding that they could not salvage any of their belongings before the fire spread through the market.
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