Thursday, October 15, 2026 -An explosion occurred on Thursday evening, October 15 in the Aleto community of Eleme Local Government Area, Rivers State, leaving 20 people injured and destroying approximately 50 houses.
The blast was triggered by a ruptured pipeline belonging to
the Nigeria Gas Company situated along Old Bori Road in Aleto. Numerous victims
sustained severe injuries and have been rushed to nearby hospitals for medical
attention. Several commercial stalls and a local mechanic workshop containing
parked vehicles were also consumed by the fire.
Daniel Chuma, Leader of the Eleme Legislative Council,
inspected the disaster site and confirmed that local authorities had previously
alerted the company and petitioned regulatory bodies regarding a prior gas
leak, though no proactive measures were taken.
"There was a leakage on another section of the Nigeria
Gas Company. We wrote to them and submitted a petition to NOSDRA and the Rivers
State Ministry of Environment, copying the police for urgent
intervention," Chuma stated. "We asked for a joint investigation. We
don’t know what they did before they left. Today, we were called to an
explosion at the same Nigeria Gas Company pipeline that has destroyed over 50
houses and cars, with many casualties."
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