Enugu explosion
28 Jan
Tragedy struck the Nwaji family from Izzi, Ebonyi State, on Saturday when a fuel tanker explosion at Ugwu Onyeama, Enugu, claimed the lives of nine family members who were travelling to bury their late patriarch.
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Mr. Chima Obieze, member representing Ezeagu constituency in the Enugu House of Assembly, has expressed sadness over the tragic tanker explosion at the Ugwu-Onyeama axis of the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway that claimed 18 lives. The lawmaker, who made the disclosure in Enugu on Sunday, said that the accident claimed the lives of innocent people, including those…
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