Connect with us

Africa

Explosion at illegal oil refining depot in Nigeria kills over 100

A man collects crude oil from a mini depot at an illegal oil refinery site near river Nun in Nigeria’s oil state of Bayelsa

An explosion at an illegal oil refining depot in Nigeria’s Rivers state has killed over 100 people overnight, a local government official and the NGO Youths and Environmental Advocacy Center (YEAC) said on Saturday.

“The fire outbreak occurred at an illegal bunkering site and it affected over 100 people who were burnt beyond recognition,” the state commissioner for petroleum resources, Goodluck Opiah, said.

Continue Reading