President Muhammadu Buhari has directed security agencies to intensify the clamp down on illegal refineries.
This was made known by senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity, Garba Shehu, disclosing that the president gave the directive as a result of the reported deaths of tens of people Friday night after an illegal refinery exploded at Abaezi forest in the Ohaji-Egbema local government area of Imo state.
Buhari described the incident as a catastrophe and a national disaster, stating that the 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.
He condoled with the victim's families, people and government of the state, urging community leaders, the police, and the secret service to never allow the occurrence of the heart-breaking incident in any part of the country again.
Source: www.clintonsdaily.com
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