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For instance, in October 2019, a tanker laden with petroleum products fell into a ditch in Onitsha, aspilled its contents and exploded. The subsequent inferno razed shops and other structures on Upper Iweka Road and at Ochanja market in the commercial city. As Minister, Sadiya Umar Farouk went to Onitsha, visited the site, sympathised with those affected and ensured the provision of relief.