Over 25 persons have lost their lives following an explosion from an illegal oil tapping point in Omoku, Ogba/Egebema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State.
The incident occurred on Sunday morning after youths of the area allegedly broke a pipeline belonging to one of the multinational oil firms operating in the area.
Sources say the pipeline exploded while the youths were scooping fuel from it.
We gathered that many suffered varying degrees of burns and are receiving treatment in different hospitals in the area.
The Police was yet to react to the incident as at the time of filing this report.
