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Lagos filling station denies polluting land, water
The dealer of Total Filling Station, Akoka branch, Aleem Maruf, has refuted allegations of abandoning residents of the Akoka area of Lagos State after a leakage occurred on the station premises in 2017.
He said less than a month after the incident; the fuel flow was stopped, adding that the damage on the environment had also been halted.
PUNCH Metro had reported on Tuesday that residents of the community raised the alarm over the contamination of their land and water due to petrol leakage from the station’s underground tank.
They said their business and health had been affected.
The PUNCH, June 15, 2018
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