VIDEO: Mass Burial For Rivers State Tanker Explosion Victims

«§» 13 July 2012

The Rivers State government has given a mass burial for most of Thursday’s oil tanker explosion victims, a Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) official said.

The State sector commander for the commission, Kayode Olagunju told reporters in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital that 89 of the 95 persons who died in the petrol tanker explosion were given a mass burial at Okobe village in the Ahoada West Local Government Area of the State.


Mr Olagunju said six of the victims who died were identified and released to their respective families.

He said in all, 95 persons died in the incident with 18 others injured.

Police sources had earlier said that more than 100 persons were feared to be burnt to death, while many were injured while scooping fuel from a fallen tanker in the early hours of Thursday.

Stealing fuel from oil pipeline or taking oil from broken-down oil tanker truck is very common in Nigeria.

The past few years have witnessed a string of pipeline explosions, with each killing at least dozens of people.

Nearly 300 people were burnt to death in Lagos on 26 December 2006, as they scooped fuel from a vandalized pipeline.

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Posted: at 13-07-2012 01:48 PM (12 years ago) | Hero

R I P
 but this is not boko haram anyway

Posted: at 13-07-2012 04:38 PM (12 years ago) | Grande Master

Dem die bcos of tif tif, make dem RIP sha

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Posted: at 13-07-2012 05:53 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Awoof don run belle till death! RIP  

Posted: at 13-07-2012 05:58 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac

RIP

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Posted: at 13-07-2012 06:29 PM (12 years ago) | Addicted Hero

SEE WHERE ALL THIS FOOLS END THERE LIFE ALL IN THE NAME OF 97 naira per litre of petrol. I wonder if all d dem fit get 50 litres each.  U al die a useless death by stealing. and d question is. Are they going to hell or heaven?

Posted: at 13-07-2012 06:55 PM (12 years ago) | Newbie

is a pity

Posted: at 13-07-2012 07:07 PM (12 years ago) | Hero

EVIL RELIGION THAT DRINK HUMAN BLOOD
ISLAM IS A DISEASE

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Posted: at 13-07-2012 09:41 PM (12 years ago) | Addicted Hero

They Should Have At least Buried Them In Caskets. Why Just Pack Them And Dump Them In The Same Pit. This Wrong We Are All Human Beings. They Should Have Been Given A Normal Burial.

Posted: at 13-07-2012 10:45 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Thats why you should make wise choices.  R.I.P

Posted: at 13-07-2012 11:57 PM (12 years ago) | Hero