|
Identifier |
IBD035772 |
|
Title |
Oil Bunkerers, Rivers |
|
Description |
Forty-three people suspected of being oil thieves died after inhaling a petroleum product believed to be crude oil into a vessel from an illegally tapped point at a jetty. |
|
Start date |
2026-09-03 |
|
End date |
2026-09-03 |
|
Duration |
1 Day(s) |
|
Place |
Okari Jetty, Okrika. |
|
Number of death(s) |
40 |
|
Number of death(s) according to police |
NaN |
|
Number of death(s) according to press |
40 |
|
Causes of violence |
oil distribution, fire/explosion |
|
Sources of information |
The Punch
(37 )
, New Telegraph
(41 )
, The Nation
(43 )
|
|
LGA |
Okrika |
