President Buhari Directs Security Agencies To Clamp Down On Illegal Refineries
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the nation’s armed forces, security and intelligence agencies to intensify the clampdown on illegal refineries.
The President’s directive was contained in a statement issued by his spokesman, Garba Shehu wherein he described as a catastrophe and a national disaster, the reported deaths of people on Friday night after an illegal refinery exploded at Abaezi forest in Imo State.
No fewer than 100 people were killed on Friday night at around 08:00 pm after an illegal refinery caught fire at Abaezi community in the Ohaji-Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State. Also, six vehicles were razed during the incident which threw the community into mourning.
The President said responsibility for the loss of lives and property must squarely lie with the sponsors of the illegal refinery, who must all be caught and made to face justice.
President Buhari urged community leaders, the police, and the secret service to never allow the occurrence of the incident in any part of the country again.
