Explosion at Abuja Cooking Gas Plant After Wrong-Way Driver Crashes Into Facility

A cooking gas plant located at Liberty Junction in Byazhin, within the Federal Capital Territory, was the site of an explosion on Sunday, September 25. According to initial findings from police investigators, the blaze began when the driver of an unregistered Toyota 4Runner Jeep traveled against traffic on a one-way route. The driver is said to have lost control of the SUV and struck the cooking gas plant close by, triggering an explosion that spread to neighboring shops and other property. The driver and those in the vehicle left the area at once, police said. No fatalities were reported in the incident. SP Josephine Adeh, spokesperson for the command, confirmed the event to journalists and stated that authorities are working to apprehend the driver, saying "efforts are being made to arrest the erring driver."