Eze said that 16 persons, including one woman, died in the explosion that occurred around 2.47 a.m at Umuaduru Village in Umueze Autonomous Community. Narrating the incident, Eze, who said that he visited the scene around 4 a.m., described the incident as unfortunate. He said that the Umuaduru incident happened when some youths in the area where scooping petroleum products from vandalised pipelines. When NAN visited the scene of the explosion, the charred remains of the deceased persons had all been removed by their relations for burial. Also speaking at the scene, Chief Kennedy Njoku, representing Osisioma Constituency in the Abia State House of Assembly, said that he was saddened by the unfortunate incident.

Source: The Guardian October 12, 2018 17:26 UTC