The headquarters of Chisco Transport Limited in Lagos was gutted by fire yesterday.

The fire was said to have started after some hoodlums took advantage of a political campaign rally to throw substances suspected to be explosives into the premises of the transport company in apparent protest against President Goodluck Jonathan’s poster on a building beside Chisco’s head office.

According to a witness, who identified himself as Stanley, “it was when the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign train was passing during their political rally along Eko Bridge that some hoodlums supporting the party, took advantage of the rally to throw objects into the premises of the company when they saw President Jonathan’s billboard hung on the uncompleted building beside Chisco Head Office, thinking the premises belongs to the Federal Government.”

When Daily Sun visited the scene, the inferno had razed down about 25 luxury buses and trucks. Sources revealed that the building belongs to the Industrial Training Fund (ITF), a Federal Government parastatal sharing a common fence with the leading transport company.

was targeted by the hoodlums because of President Jonathan’s billboard.

An employee of the transport company, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told our correspondent, that the damage could have been worse if not for the quick intervention of some employees of the company who sprang into action to salvage the situation when they noticed the fire. The workers were said to have used the fire-extinguishers available in the premises to assist fire fighters from both the state and Federal Fire Service to put off the fire.

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talktimi:
By Anthony Obi

The headquarters of Chisco Transport Limited in Lagos was gutted by fire yesterday.

The fire was said to have started after some hoodlums took advantage of a political campaign rally to throw substances suspected to be explosives into the premises of the transport company in apparent protest against President Goodluck Jonathan’s poster on a building beside Chisco’s head office.

According to a witness, who identified himself as Stanley, “it was when the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign train was passing during their political rally along Eko Bridge that some hoodlums supporting the party, took advantage of the rally to throw objects into the premises of the company when they saw President Jonathan’s billboard hung on the uncompleted building beside Chisco Head Office, thinking the premises belongs to the Federal Government.”

When Daily Sun visited the scene, the inferno had razed down about 25 luxury buses and trucks. Sources revealed that the building belongs to the Industrial Training Fund (ITF), a Federal Government parastatal sharing a common fence with the leading transport company.

was targeted by the hoodlums because of President Jonathan’s billboard.

An employee of the transport company, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told our correspondent, that the damage could have been worse if not for the quick intervention of some employees of the company who sprang into action to salvage the situation when they noticed the fire. The workers were said to have used the fire-extinguishers available in the premises to assist fire fighters from both the state and Federal Fire Service to put off the fire.


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asadike:
Jealousy will kill some people wildly known for laziness. See act of cowardice. It will be much easier for a camel to pass through d eye of a needle than buhari to rule dis country again.

AustineE1:
[s]This is unacceptable,these yoruba jobless touts did it intentionally out of jealousy,they knew the company with massive investment is owned by an igbo-man whom they assume would be supporting GEJ and they saw this as an opportunity to burn it down.
tinubu,Fashola and a host of other APC criminally minded rascals has now brought in the ant infested wood into Lagos,they shld hence expect Lizards as their visitors.I said it Amaechi,Rochas,Ngige and any Igbo-man supporting APC is a total sell-out to our people.this is a tip of the iceberg on what Igbos and south-southerns shld expect if by a stroke of luck,Buhari/Osibanjo ever rules this country,God forbid!.Whatelse can you ever expect from these bunch of retrogressives,if nt total distructn.....this was exactly how boko haram was started by some northern politicians,using other peoples children for distructn of your enemies and tomorrow you start blaming GEJ....i believe that this act will help persuade some igbos who are still undecided on whom to cast their vote for in Lagos,to cast their votes where their interest will be protected. [/s]

sammyyoung2:
[size=24pt]PICSHURE OR I STILL VOTE OUT MY CLUELESS-VISITING-PRESIDO[/size]

omonla555:
Ibo campaing of calumny, Sun newspaper, an anti Yoruba newspaper. The more reason why Champion newspaper died a natural death.

The paper (Champion) died with June 12, 1993. The paper was used by anti June 12 campaigners to scuttle June 12.

The Sun newspaper is going same way.

OgenemaroKessy:
Naija don suffer from all this blood suckers called Politicians and I pity the youth being used to perpetrate this nefarious acts. May God help us to see the aftermath of this dangerous voyage we are in.