No fewer than 10 persons were feared dead following an explosion that occured at an illegal oil refinery located at Uzuaku Community in Ukwa West Local Government Area of Abia State. While three persons reportedly died at the scene of the incident which reportedly occured on Friday evening, seven others later died in the hospital […]
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The President, Muhammadu Buhari has directed the nation’s armed forces, security and intelligence agencies to intensify the clampdown on illegal refineries. Buhari’s directives followed reported deaths of tens of people in an explosion that rocked an illegal crude oil refinery in Abaezi forest, Ohaji-Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State. Describing the incident as a […]
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About 20 persons have reportedly died at an illegal refinery camp at Kolo Creek in the Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. Many others were said to have suffered varying degrees of injury during the inferno, but the security operatives in the state have remained silent about the incident. The Joint Task Force, Operation […]
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The Nigerian Navy on Friday said it had discovered and destroyed an illegal refinery with 1.59 million litres of illegally refined diesel during a mop-up operation in Port Harcourt. Speaking at the destruction exercise, Commodore Williams Kayoda, the Commander of Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Pathfinder, however, said no arrest was made during the raid. Kayoda […]
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