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No Nigerian’s Death Recorded In Beirut Explosion, Says FG
The Federal Government has confirmed and announced that no Nigerian deaths recorded among the casualties of the August 4 explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, which claimed over 150 lives and injured lots more.
The incident was said to have been caused by a blast inside a warehouse, which released a strong shockwave causing catastrophic damage to infrastructure and buildings in different parts of the city.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement in Abuja on Monday commiserated with the Lebanese government over the tragedy.
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In a statement by the ministry spokesman, Mr Ferdinand Nwonye, titled, ‘Federal Government commiserates with Lebanon over deadly explosion’, the FG said it was in solidarity with the Arab nation in this period of grief.
It called for international support to facilitate the rebuilding process.
The statement read in part, “The Federal Government of Nigeria wishes to commiserate with the government and people of Lebanon over the August 4, 2020, deadly explosion that occurred in the main seaport in Beirut.
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wishes to inform the general public that reports from the Embassy of Nigeria in Beirut indicate that, so far, there is no reported case of Nigerian nationals among the dead but the host authorities are still assessing the impact of the damage caused by the massive explosion.”
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