A video has emerged online showing the moment some Nigerians were caught on camera scooping palm oil from a faller tanker.

Local reports show that the incident happened in Ijebu Ode, Ogun state.

The tanker which was laden with palm oil had fallen over at Ijebu Ode, spilling its content all over the place. 

The residents who saw what happened, quickly came out in large numbers to scoop the oil.