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conflictMEDIUM2026-05-03 13:23 UTC

How the quest for free fuel turned Cross River hillside into funeral pyre

What started as a stroke of desperate luck for the poverty-strapped residents of Ogoja Ndep in Ogoja Local Government Area, Cross River State, last week, ended as a mass cremation when a fuel truck, carrying premium motor spirit from the Calabar NNPC depot, crashed on a steep hill about 20 kilometre

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