
About 100 youth Friday reportedly died, others injured after an illegal refinery in Imo State suddenly exploded.
The illegal site, which is in Abaezi forest, was said to have engulfed fire at 11pm on Friday.
Confirming the incident, the State Commissioner for Petroleum Resources, Goodluck Opiah said the owner of the illegal refinery had been declared wanted by the state government.
Meanwhile, this incident comes about 24 hours after a fuel tanker erupted in fire and killed a teenager at 2am on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway.