A lady identified as Chidinma Pearl Ogbulu last weekend took her (owambe) party to a whole new level. She caught the attention of Nigerians everywhere and the entire media with her choice of souvenirs at her installation ceremony as Erelu Okin in Oniru, Lagos last weekend.
A video from the installation party shows stacks of 10-litre gallons containing fuel with the picture of the celebrant pasted on the gallon that are intended to be given out to guests as souvenirs and thank you for coming gifts.
There has been fuel scarcity in major cities of Nigeria like Lagos and Abuja for a better part of this year and the lady with her party organizers deemed it as a nice gesture to share gallons of petrol to attendees and guests at her party.
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It is a nice gesture actually but she and her organizers didn’t think it through, they never thought about how combustible fuel can be and turning an event Centre to a petrol station is really a dangerous act. Although the intention may be pure but the act itself is criminal and a life threatening one which is highly condemnable.
The Lagos state government did not take this kind of act likely, the commissioner of information of the state stated clearly that such an action is obviously a dangerous and life threatening one that can lead to loss of lives and properties and it is definitely beyond every safety measure.
The government of Lagos state through the Lagos Safety Commission and the Rapid Response Squad has reacted by sealing off Havillah Event Centre, Oniru- Lagos, the event Centre that the party took place last week for Contravening Public Safety Rules and the government have also ordered the arrest of the celebrant and organizers of the party.
The state police command also issued an official statement condemning the act and forewarning indigenes not to engage in such a life threatening act of playing with petrols in a party; “The attention of the Lagos State Police Command has been drawn to a video going viral on social media in which some individuals and organisers of an event were seen giving out some kegs containing PMS (petrol) as souvenirs.
“It’s regrettable that in spite of a series of warnings and sensitization carried out by the police and other relevant government agencies, some individuals could be handling such combustible substances in a public place in total disregard for the safety of lives and properties”.