NUPENG mourns Oluku tanker explosion, demands urgent road repairs

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has expressed grief over the tanker explosion that rocked Oluku community along the Benin-Lagos highway in Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State, calling for urgent and sustained action to prevent similar tragedies.
The explosion occurred on Thursday, October 15, 2026, leaving deaths, injuries and destruction in its wake, according to a statement issued by the union at the weekend.
NUPENG, in the statement signed by its Acting-General Secretary, Otite Onohwohwo, extended its condolences to Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, and residents of the affected Oluku community.
The union described the incident ...