Explosion on Wednesday at Addax Petroleum Development Nigeria Limited flow station in the oil-producing village of Izombe, Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State, has killed two people.
An eyewitnesses who spoke to newsmen said that the victims were about to enter the oil facility when the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) went off and killed them on the spot.
Imo State Police Command spokesman, Micheal Abattam, who confirmed the incident, said operatives of the command’s anti-bomb squad and other units had been deployed to the scene to avert any breakdown of law and order.