Nigeria, Sept. 11 -- About seven persons were wounded on Wednesday when fire razed a Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) depot situated at Apata area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.

PREMIUM TIMES gathered that the depot affected is the Nigerian Pipelines and Storage Company Limited, a subsidiary of the NNPC, situated at Apata, a suburb of Ibadan.

Our correspondent reports that a section of the loading point was completely damaged by fire, while three petrol tankers were also burnt.

A source at the scene told PREMIUM TIMES that one of the persons injured, simply identified as Moji, "was caught in the raging fire, and sustained severe burns".

It was further learnt that activities at the depot have been suspended. The usual load...