Jesse On Fire

Most of you remember the Jesse explosion of 1998, where a petroleum pipeline exploded killing about 1200 villagers, some of whom were scavenging gasoline. So far, it is known as the worst pipeline accident in Nigeria.

WAG readers, Jesse is on fire again but this time another type of fire different from pipeline.

This fire I would call an ALUU fire, or ALUU remix.
Trouble supposedly started, on the 13th of Nov.2012, when the villagers seized a man, suspected to be a ritualist, and brought him to the palace of the king, expecting that he would authorise them to carry out jungle justice on the suspect.

The monarch resisted the pleas of his people to lynch the suspect and consequently invited security agents to handle the matter.

His subjects, particularly the youths, were angry that soldiers came to take away the suspect for interrogation and stoned them.

This made the soldiers to shoot indiscriminately. The security agents shot dead six persons and left about 25 others critically injured.

Hell was let loose in Jesse when the people saw that some persons had been shot dead. In a reprisal attack, irate villagers rioted and razed the palace of the King.

Now the Ovie(king)is reportedly taking refuge in Asaba, the state capital.

Meanwhile, 28 persons arrested by the police in connection with arson and murder were transferred to the State Criminal and Investigation Department, SCID, Asaba, yesterday, for further investigations.

Na wa ooo, this is 'A Little Drop of Water Makes an Ocean' na happen for here. The small case of ritual don escalate cause riot, scatter the whole community. I wonder if the ritualist never escapes so ooo. This one wen everybody attention dey on the community, dem fit don forget the drop wen start the ocean, that is the ritualist.

INFO OF THE DAY: July 10, 2000
There was another massive pipeline explosion, on July 10, 2000, near the town of Jesse which killed about 250 villagers.

Stay Sharp,
Warri Girl.

Info source: Vanguard