An illegal refinery detonated in Abaezi woodland in the Ohaji-Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State on Friday night, killing at least 100 persons.
During the incident, which had thrown the town into chaos, six automobiles were also torched.
InsightnaijaTV reports that a large crowd gathered at the location of the tragedy on Saturday to witness the tragic event.
At the scene of the explosion, our correspondent observed no less than 50 victims that were completely burned.
Goodluck Opiah, the state Commissioner for Petroleum Resources and an Egbema native, told our correspondent on the scene that the state government had declared Okenze Onyenwoke, the owner of the illegal refinery, wanted.
He instructed the culprit, who he claimed was on the run, to go to the nearest police station and surrender himself in.
The commissioner said, “This is a sad development. The Imo State Government has declared wanted, Okenze Onyenwoke, who owns this illegal refinery. I advise him to hand himself over to the police or any security agency.
“This is wickedness. This is economic sabotage. It is also destroying our youths. I, therefore, call on the youths to go away from this kind of illegal business. There are so many legitimate businesses one could do to make genuine money.”
An indigene of the community who identified himself simply as Ejike said, “Nobody survived the incident. Those who were rescued yesterday have all died this morning. The casualty figure is over 100. This is sad. People are rushing to look for their relations but the unfortunate thing is that the victims were burnt beyond recognition.”
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