Ejiro Otarigho: Nigeria’s burning tanker hero
By Guardian Exclusive
24 June 2022 |
9:45 am
What could have been a major tragedy was promptly averted on Friday, 10 June 2022 when a petrol tanker suddenly caught fire in Ughelli, Delta State.
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