Nigeria buries remains after illegal refinery blast

Remains of more than 100 workers and traders who died after an illegal refinery exploded in south east Nigeria were buried on Tuesday in an official ceremony after an incident that shocked the region.

Many of the victims’ bodies had been carried away and buried by families with just about 50 left at the refinery site. Nigeria’s security forces are still hunting for two suspects who have been blamed by authorities for the explosion. Nigerian President has ordered the nation’s security forces “to intensify the clampdown” on such facilities being operated illegally in many parts of southern Nigeria, but there are concerns it would be a difficult task given insecurity in the area and a high rate of poverty.