More than 12 people are now feared burnt to death in an explosion at a crude oil tapping point in Rumuekpe Community, Emuohua Local Government Area of Rivers State, early hours of Friday. Five vehicles, four Keke NAPEPs, and one motorcycle were all burnt to ashes in the inferno.
The alarm was first raised by the Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC-Nigeria) through its Crude Oil Spill Alert System (COSAS) and members of its “One Million Youth Volunteers Network of Human Rights Defenders and Promoters in the Niger Delta”.
