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Some Lagos residents were seen rushing to the scene after a 33,000-litre tanker carrying groundnut oil overturned in Ojota, towards the Ikorodu Bridge, with many arriving with buckets, jerrycans, bowls, and other containers to scoop the oil spilling onto the ground.

In the video, several people can be seen standing with their feet submerged in the flowing oil as they struggle to collect as much as possible. The footage has sparked mixed reactions, with many expressing concerns about the hygiene and safety of consuming oil collected under such conditions.

While some view the incident as a reflection of poverty and the harsh economic situation, others have raised concerns about the possible health risks associated with using the recovered oil.

However, beyond the sight of residents scooping the spilled oil, another concern stands out: the possibility that some of the collected oil could find its way into local markets and be sold to unsuspecting consumers.

Well, I fear that delicious meal you eat at Mama Put might have been cooked with this oil. Who knows?
Watch the video and share your thoughts in the comments!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaexpoWwDdU?si=FQE7UW53ji5_GO4C

Those people will not eat.
They will sell it to unsuspecting people in other places

This is so pathetic. Chai

Clear sign that there is hunger in the land.

Tinubu reforms are working

U can see hunger in the land.


Economic reform of president Tinubu

The police need to arrest all those scooping the oil to save the unsuspecting public that may end up buying this oil thereby endangering their lives.

if the tanker go blow make i bend

Okay I support them on this... Because even if they didn't scoop it the oil will just waste for nothing

Things are getting better.

Our reforms are now working.

Ndiala

tuzeriouz:
if the tanker go blow make i bend

Always read before dropping your comment

Nigeria scatter scatter, everything jaga jaga,poor man dey romaroma GBOZA,GBOZA , a shot na the air. Armed robber come to your house, e no take money, e no rape your wife, e go straight to your bedside (gbosa) which armed robber no want money? Which armed robber no want jolly? Na political armed robber be that.na wetin dey kill Nigeria ooooooooo.....

Hmmmmm. Kidney stone loading.

That oil is getting to Sango. Let me call my sister to avoid roadside oil for 2 months

wasn't this news on FP yesterday abi na another one

if they sell 1 ltr of oil for about 3000 naira so 33000 liters should cost 99000000 (A whooping 99 Million naira).

Restaurants and Market dealers don get cheap oil .

Na today? Even before civil war.

Afriifa:
Clear sign that there is hunger in the land.

Our billionaire sisters from the yeast are doing what they love to do most

Yarimo must be there. Poor masses

Rebuker:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaexpoWwDdU?si=FQE7UW53ji5_GO4C

What an appalling sight.

See how hunger had made people lose their sense of decorum

Symptoms of poverty weaponized

Because come to think of it, if I am sure of my 3 square meals, I have accomodations and I have a state can cares for my welfare, why would they behave like animals


Tulumbu!!!

Na you cause this one

Insurance company will cover the loss.

My only concern is the health hazard of the consumers.

Chai poverty is an effective tool for bad governance to continue. Nigerians don't see themselves as human beings anymore.

But Tinubu's lackeys say Southwesterners are all well-off and are enjoying Tinubu's government.

APC is not running a government. They are running a concentration camp.

Afriifa:
Clear sign that there is hunger in the land.

I actually thought that the hunger created by Tinubu existed only for non Yoruba people outside Lagos.

I don’t understand why someone would fight for and grab power when he is clueless about making things better for all.

Political power is not served in a restaurant. They don’t serve it à la carte. At all cost, fight for it, grab it, snatch it and run with it.

-Tinubu pic.twitter.com/7zBTCor71X

— Uchen (@Elen_net) August 23, 2026

anonimi:
May Day: Hunger, unemployment, insecurity real— Tinubu

According to him: “The theme demands our collective attention and serves as a stark reminder of the need to create an environment where every worker feels safe, valued, and empowered to contribute to the growth and prosperity of our nation. As your President, I assure you that this administration is committed to creating such an environment for the common good.”

On the economic hardship, he noted that while it is a global phenomenon, its effects on Nigerians are particularly severe.

Tinubu said: “I am aware of the peculiarities of the economic hardship Nigerians face—rising living costs, hunger, insecurity, unemployment, and the loss of livelihoods. These challenges are real and demand definitive solutions, which I am poised to address as your President.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/05/may-day-hunger-unemployment-insecurity-real-tinubu/

Afriifa:
Clear sign that there is hunger in the land.

Oga no be hunger naso Nigerians dey do

This one would find there way in the market and some people would go and buy "cheap oyel"

AMINDA:
But Tinubu's lackeys say Southwesterners are all well-off and are enjoying Tinubu's government.

Wetin carry Tinubu enter this matter?

Nigerians are not new to scooping oil from fell tankers.

It's been happening since time immemorial.

Thank God, this is not flammable product.

Kastonkastroll:
Okay I support them on this... Because even if they didn't scoop it the oil will just waste for nothing

So they should scoop contaminated groundnut oil at the expense of the health of others so that it doesn't waste?

In saner climes, those scoping will be arrested for endangering the health of others.

But na poverty, cause this one.