Even though the area is already swarming with petroleum tankers and the attendant traffic logjam as a result of the petroleum tank farms sited there, there are indications that residents of Kirikiri town in Lagos may soon get an additional tank farm in the area.
Even though the name of the tank farm could not be ascertained when Shipping Position Daily visited the area last week, sources however confirmed that work on the site will commence anytime soon.
Even though the area is already swarming with petroleum tankers and the attendant traffic logjam as a result of the petroleum tank farms sited there, there are indications that residents of Kirikiri town in Lagos may soon get an additional tank farm in the area.
Even though the name of the tank farm could not be ascertained when Shipping Position Daily visited the area last week, sources however confirmed that work on the site will commence anytime soon.
The tank farm which is billed to be sited along the Mosheshe Industrial Road, Kirikiri Town; will be an addition to the already existing ones which include: Techno Oil, Index Oil, Swift Oil, Bovas Oil and Fatgbems petroleum limited. This is in addition to some of the factories that are already operating in the area, including a cement factory; Magen Roi.
Our correspondent gathered that the project would involve the construction and installation of five storage tanks of 7, 800 litre capacities each and other ancillary facilities on the 12, 000 square metre land in Kirikiri, Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos.
Speaking with Shipping Position Daily, a resident of Kirikiri town, Chief Jim Azuka expressed disappointment in the Federal Government and the Lagos State Government for turning deaf ears to the cry of residents and businessmen in the area over the location of tank farms.
According to him, one of the major concern of stakeholders in the area is that the tank farms are built without safety measures, he made a case of the recent fire incident that occurred within one of the tank farms; Techno Oil limited, saying that, “had the fire not contained, it could have easily led to an uncontrollable fire disaster”.
Azuka also lamented the menace constituted by tanker drivers queuing up along the roads to lift petroleum products from the depots; he said that this is a major source of concern to the residents who apart from finding it difficult to find their way out are also at risk of possible explosion.
Another respondent who pleaded anonymity alleged that the tank farms in Kiririki are sited less than 200 meters away from residential homes and alleged that many of them are operating without Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) reports.
“This was why the Lagos State Government shut some of them down last year, but it was shocking for us to see that they were later opened and are still in operation” he said.
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