Nigeria: Agony in Rivers State As 95 Die in Petrol Tanker Explosion

13 July 2012

It was weeping and wailing in Okogbe village, near Mbiama in Ahoada West Local Government Area of Rivers State Thursday as the charred remains of more than 200 people littered the community along the East-West Road.

Although the Zonal Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Emenike Umesi, put the casualty figures at 95 dead and 18 injured, eyewitnesses said the dead were more than 100, while those injured were about 35. Rivers State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Samson Parker, said he counted more than 200 corpses.

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