Nigeria, Sept. 28 -- The Ebonyi State Government has sealed the Shafa Oil and Gas Station in Ebonyi State, Nigeria's South-east.

Nnaemeka Nwafor, the senior special assistant to Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State, announced the sealing of the station in a statement on Sunday.

Mr Nwafor said the petrol station was sealed because its tank developed a fault, allowing water to flow into its underground petrol tank.

He said the development was brought to the government's attention in the early hours of Sunday.

The special assistant said the effort by the government followed a report by a lawyer, Sampson Ekigbo.

Mr Nwafor said the investigation revealed that a weakened casket in the tank system allowed water to seep in, thereby conta...