Four killed, 11 injured as gas plant explosion destroys houses, farmlands in Agbor, Delta
By TVC News Nigeria
25 January 2021 |
11:52 am
Four killed, 11 injured as gas plant explosion destroys houses, farmlands in Agbor, Delta
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