No fewer than 100 people were killed on Friday night after an illegal refinery went up in flames at Abaezi community in the Ohaji-Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State. The Imo State Government has declared wanted Okenze Onyenwoke, who owns this illegal refinery. “Do you know that our water now has taste as a result of this illegal bunkering? So, If we have that figure and this illegal bunkering continued on a daily basis, then they have questions to answer,” he said. He also called on government and security agencies to put an end to the illegal bunkering to prevent such huge loss of lives.

Source: Punch April 24, 2022 11:33 UTC