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About 25 persons have been killed following an explosion from an illegal oil tapping point in Omoku, Ogba/Egebema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State, south south region.
The explosion occurred on Sunday morning, after the youths allegedly broke a pipeline belonging to one of the multinational oil firms operating in the areas, and began using jerrycans and buckets to scoop fuel when the tragedy struck.
An eyewitness told mediaplusng that about 25 persons deid during the incident, while many others suffered varying degrees of burns and were receiving treatment in different hospitals in the area.
