By Uzair Adam Imam

A cylinder explosion has burned a family of four who were earlier displaced by the River Niger flood.

The victims have been hospitalized at the federal Medical Center, Lokoja, immediately after the traumatic incident.

The incident happened on Wednesday, September 28 at the victims’ new abode at Adankolo, a suburb of Lokoja where flood victims relocated to.

The Daily Reality gathered that the victims are Halimat Sadiya, Musa Aminat, Muhammad Musa and Abdussalam Hadizat.

It was reported that the victims were trying to fix a gas cylinder to cook when it suddenly exploded.

One of the victims’ relations, Godwin Wanbebe, told journalists that, “Shortly, after settling down in their new temporary abode, the victims decided to prepare something to eat. So, they brought out their gas cylinder and lit it. The cylinder exploded immediately.

“The explosion of the gas cylinder was attributed to the hurried manner in which they packed their belongings to avoid being taken over by water. Probably the cylinder was leaking and led to the explosion.”

Wanbebe, who urged members of public to come to their aid, said the family had spent all it had on the victims treatment.

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