President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his deepest sympathy with the gas explosion victims in Kaduna, North-West Nigeria.
The President further says his heart is with the victims at their hour of distress.
In a statement he issued on Sunday evening, Presidential Spokesman, Garba Shehu noted that President Buhari was touched by the losses of life and economic ruin suffered by these “hard working Nigerians striving to make a living through honest labour.”
“As a human being, I fully understand the economic impact of this accident on the lives of these hard working Nigerians”, the President declared sympathetically.
President Buhari however advised Nigerians to pay greater attention to safety procedures and precautionary measures in their business places.
According to him, precautionary measures can help to avert disasters.
The gas explosion occurred on Saturday in Kaduna, with one person feared dead and burnt down 15 shops.
President Buhari is currently attending an AU summit in Mauritania