An abandoned Federal Government’s electricity plant, worth
hundreds of millions of naira, has been razed at Oke-Agbe, in Akoko North-West
Local Government Area of Ondo State.
With the source of the fire still unknown, residents of the
community expressed despair over the incident following the neglect of the
facility which was constructed to improve power supply in the Ondo North
Senatorial district, as well as parts of Ekiti and Kogi States.
The Maura Power plant, Oke-Agbe was said to have been
established by the administration of former Goodluck Jonathan.
An eyewitness said the fire destroyed the entire power plant
and there was no effort to put it out following the absence of the men of the
Ondo State Fire Service.
“We just saw he place burning suddenly and we don’t know
what could have caused it and the fire fighters were not on ground to put out
the fire because they are not in this local government,” the source said.
Another source said the fire might have been caused by bush
burning in that area.
According to a community leader, Chief Owolabi Abanikanda,
“Oke-Agbe is in sorrowful mood over the colossal loss of the multi-million
naira electricity equipment to the unfortunate fire.”
Speaking on the development, the Police Public Relations
Officer, PPRO in the state, CSP Femi Joseph who also confirmed the incident and
said that investigation had begun.
“We are yet to know the cause of the fire but we have
commenced investigation,” he said.
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