The explosion took place early on Monday in Rivers State’s Emohua district when a homemade refinery ignited a nearby oil reservoir, leaving victims severely burned.
Abuja [Nigeria], April 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Over 100 people have been killed following an explosion at an illegal oil refinery in Nigeria's southern state of Imo, official and local sources said on Saturday.
Nagaon (Assam) [India], August 21 (ANI): A total of 40 drums of illegal oil weighing 240 litres each were seized, and one person was arrested during police raid in Assam's Nagaon district in early hours of Friday.
Busan [South Korea], May 5 (ANI): Cracking down against UN sanctions violations, South Korea on Saturday held a Panamanian-flagged ship at the port city of Busan for allegedly illegally transferring oil to North Korea.
Jakarta [Indonesia], April 25 (ANI): Ten people have been reportedly killed and 12 injured in an incident of fire at an illegal oil well in Indonesia's Aceh province on Wednesday.