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An eyewitness recently recounted the unfortunate fire explosion of an illegal crude oil refining site in the Abaezi forest, in Ohaji-Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State, which resulted in the death of over 100 people, who were reportedly burnt beyond recognition. People who witnessed the inferno revealed that the incident happened around 11pm on Friday.

Sometimes little children or people that don't have work come to tie cellophane, to work for people, while there are people called buyers, they normally stay here to buy products then go to their normal location and refine them to kerosene and diesel.

“So what brought about the fire, we heard that it was a local fire that came out from where they were refining the products, the fire caught up with the gas here so everyone here got rounded up by the fire and no single soul escaped, unless the ones that were sitting aside, and 400 to 500 people here got burnt and none of them escaped”, the eyewitness

There is palpable tension along Okigwe road in Imo State after sounds of gunshots rented the air at the state’s headquarters of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) on Monday evening.

The Okigwe road, which is a major route that connects Owerri to the Imo state University and other major communities in the state, was deserted at about 5:45 pm on Monday.

Commuters and passersby had scampered for safety following an alleged exchange of gunfire by police officers and men of the NSCDC.

“I heard that the Civil Defence guys mistakenly beat up the new police commissioner and his men came there for a revenge mission.

“I feared for my life and that of my customers as we all laid flat on the floor for what looked like eternity.”

An NSCDC source confirmed to our correspondent that the police attacked the NSCDC headquarters but could not provide details.

profmallor:
Nigerians must stand resolute to ensure that 2023 election holds. We cannot continue under this government, the damage would be to irrecoverable.

360degreess:
I have observed that most of Tinubu's haters are ipob online miscreants...

Mandate2023:
U suppose ignore anything relating to d show.....is not by force and bcoz u don't like something does not mean others should not like it too........dstv has a lot of channels I can tune into


Stop complaining about things u can ignore, d show is not d problem of ur life

Emmastan291:
Repeated News...

Was uploaded yesterday

RIP to him

sassiemyk:
Are you serious?? Let's wait maybe he will rise up on the 3rd day. It could still be part of the drama... Human foolishness

PALAPALA02:
How do the parents feel now?

Who’s to be blamed now?

house10s2:
Was he getting flogged?
Or did the heavens no find him worthy?

Paxxcarl:
Wallahi my brother man said

”it is finished” and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.

WibusJaga:
He died on Good Friday while acting Christ crucifixion.

Well, If he didn't ressurect yesterday Easter Sunday & even up till now, then RIP to him.

YoungLionken:
They didn't give him enough food before acting..

He might have had a medical condition that don't accommodate hunger for long...

BluntTheApostle:
Thank you.

My Saviour received far more insults than this.

Iseoluwani:
Exactly my point

BluntTheApostle:
I once acted as Jesus Christ on Good Friday.

I had to fast for hours, including throughout the drama, despite carrying the cross around the neighborhood and back to church.

If given another chance, I will play that part again. It brought me closer to my Lord Jesus Christ, and even though the flogging I received is obviously very less intense compared to what my Saviour received, I shared in His pain, and I will always cherish that day.

I love you, my sweet Jesus!!!

YoungLionken:
They didn't give him enough food before acting..

He might have had a medical condition that don't accommodate hunger for long...

valentineuwakwe:
He could not endure what the Lord went tru for us.....anyway, the Lord has risen, the young man will rise again on the last day!

A source at the university, who preferred to be called Micheal Eluwa, said the deceased fell down and, after some time, he started bleeding while acting in the passion of Christ drama.


“At the time the incident occurred everybody came together and rushed the deceased to a school hospital and later, when the case became worse, he was taken to a nearly Federal Medical Center, FMC. It was from there we heard he could not survive it ‘’, he said.


“Initially when it happened we thought it was a joke, and that it was part of the drama, it was when he could not get up that was when we knew it was a serious matter and he was rushed to hospital.”


The school management, through the priest in charge of Students Affairs, Chukwuemeka Iheme, said the school would address the matter later

MrBrownJay1:
the man does not value you if A) he was cheating on/with you all along, B) he allowed the "other" babe to move in with him.
i suggest you therefore value your self/life and abort that baby, and look for a man who will VALUE you as his woman, with trust/respect/care and affection.

unless you can take care of this child (emotionally/physically/financially) by yourself for the next 18yrs, i suggest you ABORT!!!! ABORT!!!! ABORT!!!!

Lionnation:
These idiots are becoming annoying, who send them to be killing our people just like that

The N22.9b huge sum was part of the police pension fund he admitted before a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory FCT to have been misappropriated.

Justice Tijjani Abubakar in a judgment in an appeal filed by Yusuf, upheld the decision of the Court of Appeal which in 2018 sent him to six years imprisonment, in addition to the refund of the huge sum.

The apex court held that Yusuf and others engaging in fraudulent practices must be told through court judgments that it is no longer business as usual.

Justice Abubakar said that the appeal of the former federal pension Director seeking to set aside the six years jail term against him was frivolous, vexatious and devoid of merit.

Yusuf had dragged the Federal Government before the apex court seeking to overturn the six years imprisonment slammed on him by the Court of Appeal.

The former pensions director, who is serving the six years jail term at the Kuje prison, also asked the Supreme Court to set aside the whopping sum of N22.9 billion naira he was ordered to refund the government by the Court of Appeal in a 2018 judgment.

He was sent to prison in 2018 by the Court of Appeal in Abuja upon being found guilty of defrauding the Federal Government to the tune of N22.9 billion naira through Police Pensions.

In his appeal lodged with the Supreme Court, he prayed the apex court to set aside his conviction and the order that he should refund N22.9b.

Richsteemit:
Good one our soilder. Only if our government can support you more. We will end this terrorism.

Foolishbuhari:
Bros just speak English. Pidgin no be by force na. Or you kukuma speak Ashanti make we translate

Treasure17:
The animosity between 30BG and FC on the social space is frightening. Some celebs looked away when Davido featured in the World Cup soundtrack which is a major win for Nigeria but Wizkid failing to win Grammy is where they draw the line. Lol. Which one is Fatai though?

At least 11 soldiers were killed after some terrorists locally dubbed as bandits raided a Nigerian military base in Polwire village in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State.


He said the bandits came in large numbers on motorcycles and engaged the troops in a battle that lasted for two hours before dislodging them.

Three members of the Kaduna Vigilante Group were also killed during the attack.

A military signal exclusively obtained by SaharaReporters confirmed the incident.

On Monday, SaharaReporters had reported that the terrorists also stormed villages across Kagarko and Kachia Local Government Areas of Kaduna State.

They killed no fewer than 17 residents in the four communities after abducting 22 others around Angwar Ma’aji in Jere, Kagarko LGA.

This happened barely 24 hours after the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, visited the Kaduna-Abuja highway.

Jere, which shares a boundary with Tafa-Sabon-Wuse in Niger State, is located on the ever-busy Abuja-Kaduna highway.

A resident of Angwar Maji, Shehu Bala, who confirmed the latest attacks, had said the incident happened around 11pm on Sunday.

He said the bandits, who came in large numbers, invaded some houses and whisked away 22 residents, including five women

Obasanjo made the comment in Lagos during a colloquium to mark the 61st birthday of Pastor Itua Ighodalo.

Presidential forms have been bought for some Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirants in the last few weeks including Obasanjo’s former deputy, Atiku Abubakar, and immediate past Senate President, Abubakar Bukola Saraki.

Others are Sokoto state governor; Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator Anyim Pius Amyim, and former governor of Anambra state, Peter Obi.


The former president, who admitted that the problem of the country emanated from bad leadership, argued that youths cannot afford the N40 million nomination form as claimed by the aspirants.


He said, “Today, they are paying N40m. Some of them (aspirants) even said it is some youths who bought it for them.