2022 Imo-Rivers explosion

2022 Imo-Rivers explosion
Date22 April 2022
LocationImo State, Nigeria
Typeexplosion
Deaths110
Non-fatal injuriesunknown

On 22 April 2022, an explosion in southern Nigeria killed 110 people. It happened at an illegal oil refinery on the boundary of Imo State and Rivers State.

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari described the explosion as a "catastrophe" and "national disaster".

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