Scores Burnt To Death As Tanker Explodes In Kogi

Scores Burnt To Death As Tanker Explodes In Kogi



Many are fear dead Wednesday in a road accident involving a tanker along Lokoja-Abuja expressway in Kogi State.


Among those reportedly burnt to death are traders, school children, traders and passersby along Lokoja-Abuja Road.



Details later...

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