SONARA Explosion one year on… Many unanswered questions

By NOELA EBOB BISONG Sunday, May 31, 2020 marked exactly one year since Cameroon’s lone refining company, SONARA in Limbe, South West Region recorded its worst explosion ever, since the refinery went operational in 1981. The explosion was said to have occurred around 9:30pm Friday, May 31, 2019. The unprecedented event led to the temporary suspension of production in all the units in SONARA and put all contractual engagements on halt. No lives were lost in the incident, but the material damage was colossal, estimated in hundreds of billions of FCFA. What happened? Loud explosions were heard across Limbe at…