Abule Egba pipeline fire victims recount their ordeal
21 January 2020 |
4:45 pm
Days after pipeline vandals sparked a huge inferno that engulfed parts of a community in the Lagos suburb of Abule Egba, killing five people and leaving many homeless, some of the victims have spoken about their ordeal.
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