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BREAKING 🇳🇬💥: Sixteen people died and six were injured in a crash on the Lokoja–Okene highway in Kogi State when a bus from Jos to Lagos veered off the road and fell under a bridge near Osara axis on Friday morning.

By Ayinde Bello / 2026-05-08 / 1 min read
BREAKING 🇳🇬💥: Sixteen people died and six were injured in a crash on the Lokoja–Okene highway in Kogi State when a bus from Jos to Lagos veered off the road and fell under a bridge near Osara axis on Friday morning.

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