Explosion rocks Imo oil facility, kills 2
At least two people have been killed in an explosion at a flow station in the oil-producing community of Izombe in Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State.
The explosion occurred in the early hours of Wednesday at the facility operated by Addax Petroleum Development Nigeria Limited.
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An eyewitness in the community disclosed to newsmen that the two persons affected in the explosion were carriers of the bomb.
The eyewitness explained that the victims were trying to find their way into the flow station through the entrance when the bomb exploded and killed them.
Mr Micheal Abattam, the Police Public Relations Officer in Imo, confirmed the incident to journalists in Owerri, the Imo state capital.
He explained that some operatives of the command were quickly drafted to the area to prevent any breakdown of law and order.