The entire Osisioma Ngwa Community was rudely awoken in the early hours of today, Friday 12th October, at about 1am by a fire accident / pipeline explosion that simultaneously happened at Umuimo and Umuaduru villages. As at the time of making this report, over 56 persons have been confirmed dead. While about 100 other victims are receiving treatments with only very slim chances of survival, as the injuries are too severe. Properties with value ranging in millions were lost. The outbreak is as a result of the leakages on the pipeline. The lines have been faulty for some years back, and several calls have been made to the NNPC for due maintenance and repairs ,by the communities and Local Government authority, but they heeded none. Still aware of the unrepaired damages, the NNPC pumped products through the line which has been out of use. And failed to take appropriate measures to keep the public safe. While we cannot absolve some of the...