The Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG has said the explosions that rocked a gas plant on Monday did not occur inside its premises.
While reacting to the explosion which sent shockwaves to many in the area, the church,
In a statement empathized with the people affected by the explosion noting that the explosion occured outside of the Redemption City and not within as it has been speculated in some news outlets.
The statement further stressed that the incident has been brought under control as a result of combined efforts by the RCCG Fire Service and Lagos Fire Service.
“The leadership of the Redeemed Christian Church of God wish to empathize with the people involved in the unfortunate gas explosion that occured in the early hours of Monday, August 29,2022.
“This incident which has been brought under control by the combined efforts of the RCCG Fire Service and Lagos State Fire Service occured inside Axella Gas depot on the Sagamu bound traffic in between the Car Park C gate and the main gate of the Redemption City.
“Against the news making the round,the incident was completely outside of the Redemption City and our fire service team only responded as part of our community service support to our neighbours within the environ.”
The management thanked God for his quick intervention and assured the general public that there is no scare of any sort and everyone can go about their lawful and goldly activities.