Life Tag - Nigeria

Burnt and Abandoned
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Samuel Obvisogie (45 yrs old) is a farmer factory worker, who sold his house and property to undergo medical treatment. Still deformed and abandoned by his wife, children, government and his society, he needs plastic surgery and rehabilitation.	Peter Ogbonnaya (6 yrs old). Deformed and out of school because of his parents' indebtedness. Doctors say his medical condition is severe and his two legs may be amputated. He also needs plastic surgery. He had earlier lost a brother to the explosion.	Two girl-child victims, still deformed two and half years after the incidents. Where is the plastic surgeries which Edo State government claimed to have done on them and others?	A baby-girl who died at the hospital. She lost her mother and a sister to the same fire incident. But, NNPC and Edo Government have no pity for the great number of innocent souls lost through their negligence and wickedness.

Baby-girl victim at the hospital	These are two of the houses with property razed by the fire	Loveth Edokpaiyi (16 yrs old). Out of school and needs plastic surgery.	Mrs. Patience Omoregbe (43 yrs old). Needs plastic surgery.

Mrs. Bekitsu Okpetu (43 yrs old). Needs plastic surgery	Goodluck Isewede (41 yrs old), had bodily injuries, lost a leg and property to the explosion	Dr. Israel Aguele, former Edo State's Health Commissioner (arrow and far to the left) rebuffs the victims who protested before his office. This is evident of Edo State Government's threats and insensitivity to the plights of the victims.	Chief Lucky Igbinedion. Governor, Edo State…… Deprived, deceived and denied the victims.

A house and property, belongs of some victims razed by the fires.	(Late) Michael Egbe (12 yrs old), an only son, in the hospital. He also lost a sister in the explosion.	Michael Egbe in his coffin.	Chibuzor Ukwueze (6 yrs old child). Needs plastic surgery. Parent lost business over medical treatment and is in need. He is refused school enrolment because of his bizarre look.

Patience Ebala (23 yrs old). Turned down by NNPC and others over a request for plastic surgery. Frustrated, she says life is after all not worth living.	Mrs. Aishetu Isewede (70 yrs old). Now living on liquid substances (only) as food, following the constriction of her mouth to a little passage, she prays for death to come. In need of plastic surgery, her husband had died out of the shock of her deformity.	Omoye Irabor (6 yrs old girl child). Needs plastic surgery. Out of school, she lost a brother and sister, while father lost property and is deformed.	A woman -victim at the hospital.

(Late) 6 yrs old boy at the hospital.	Some corpses of victims, which flooded the hospitals and dumped on the bare floors of the mortuaries.	Some victims (under KEVA, led by LifeTag) protesting at Edo Government House.	Owamagbe Owie (6 yrs old male-child). Deformed beyond recognition, parent is greatly indebted over his medical treatment. Now out of school because parent can't afford the bills, even then he had been refused school enrolment because he scares away other pupils and playmates. He needs plastic surgery, which cost is beyond the reach of parent.

Some corpses of victims, which flooded the hospitals and dumped on the bare floors of the mortuaries.	A male-child in the hospital. He died following severe burns, especially on his private parts.	Even the suckling were victims, like this baby being suckled in the hospital by its mother	Chibuzor Ekeluba (6 yrs old child). Parents lost all they have to his treatment and cannot carry on. Needs plastic surgery, he can't continue schooling owing to his monstrous appearance which scares away other pupils and peers

Lucky Igbinedion, Edo State Governor (left) and Mr. Jackson Gaius Obaseki (right), Group Managing Director, NNPC. Both men aggravate the plights of victims	A woman-victim	Child-victim (Late)	(Late) Peace Iguadia, before the explosion. The two year old baby also lost a brother and household property of her father to the fires.

Joy Ewere (14 yrs old). Deformed and out of school, parent sold their property in procuring medical bills. She need plastic surgery to be able to live a near-normal life again and return to school. Parent's business needed to be brought back.	Tony Erha, LifeTag's Executive Director and arrow-head of the victims' campaigns addresses the Press during one of their protest matches. Like him, all victims usually wear black clothes during protests, to symbolize "mourning"	Friday Vincent (7 yrs old) needs plastic surgery. Now out of school, there had been no surgery to improve on his grotesque form. Would Governor Igbinedion and Gaius Obaseki have abandoned him to this ill-fate were he his son?