The people of Ebem Ohafia, Ohiafia local government area of Abia state have fixed the 30th of January every year as a thanksgiving day for all sons and daughters of the community globally.
This decision was reached on Friday after the community held a thanksgiving service in appreciation to God for saving them from a petrol tanker fire they said was miraculously averted on January 9, 2020.
Speaking with ABN TV at the event, the Aba chapter chairman of Ebem Christian Organization, Evangelist Ogboso Kalu said he sees the averted inferno as a miracle in the community.
Evangelist Kalu who is one of the organizers of the thanksgiving service said the story would have been different if the fallen fuel tanker that spilled its content had caught up with inferno. “Instead of the fuel to catch fire as always the case, God turned it into the water” he added.
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Also speaking, Elder Mrs. Elizabeth Ukpai, the leader of Inyeme Ibem home and abroad said the decision to have thanksgiving annually is to express thanks to God for delivering the people from the averted January 9 averted inferno.
She appealed to all women of Ibem to ensure they participate in the annual thanksgiving.
The President General, Ebem Ohafia Development Union in a chat with our correspondent said it was a grace of God that no life or property was lost following the petrol spillage in the community.
While expressing dissatisfaction with the growing insecurity in the community, he said there is collaboration with the police to ensure that all criminal elements in the area are identified and dealt with according to the law.
He called on those perpetrating crimes in the community to turn a new leaf or vacate the area.
A petrol tanker belonging to Udy King Filling station had on Thursday, January 9 2020 fell along Prof. Eni Njoku Road, Ebem Ohafia spilling its content, a development that is usually followed by a fire outbreak.
This was however not the case here as no incident of fire that would have caused casualties was not recorded.
