Nigeria’s illegal oil refineries keep killing people

At least 100 people died after an explosion on Apr. 24 at an illegal oil refinery in Nigeria. The site of the blast was the Abaezi forest in a border community between Imo and Rivers, two states in the country’s southeastern region.

It is the second fatal illegal refinery explosion in Nigeria in six months. Last October, 25 people died at a different site in Rivers state.

Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhari called Sunday’s event a “catastrophe and national disaster,” directing his security agencies to “intensify the clampdown” on the illegal operations, according to a statement by his official spokesperson.

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