ABUJA, June 24 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — At least eight people died in an oil pipeline explosion in south-eastern Nigeria, police reported, which does not rule out a heavier toll.
According to initial investigations, the pipeline “belongs to the Pipeline Product Marketing Company (PPMC) and was undergoing maintenance when the explosion occurred on Saturday”.
“The accident took place on Saturday in the Kom Kom area of Oyigbo, while a team of engineers were carrying out maintenance work on the pipeline,” Nnamdi Omono, spokesman for the Rivers State Police, said. “The number of victims is still unknown.”
On Sunday morning, the fire was contained, he added.
Nigeria, Africa’s largest oil producer, depends for more than two-thirds of its public revenues on oil. — NNN-AFRICANEWS
