Nigeria, Feb. 18 -- In furtherance of its nationwide sensitization campaign against fuel scooping from overturned tankers, the Director-General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, has taken the agency's nationwide awareness campaign on the dangers of fuel scooping to the head office of the National Union of Petroleum and Gas Workers (NUPENG) in Lagos State.

Speaking during the visit, Onilu expressed concern over the persistent cases of fuel tanker accidents and the tragic loss of lives resulting from fuel scooping incidents, referencing the fatal explosion that took place in Dikko, where despite warnings from the police and vigilantes, local youth attempted to scoop fuel from a fallen tanker.

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