30 reported dead in Nigeria

Lagos - Five police and 25 militant youths died in a clash in a small town in southern Nigeria close to the area where a pipeline…

Lagos - Five police and 25 militant youths died in a clash in a small town in southern Nigeria close to the area where a pipeline exploded this week, a newspaper report said yesterday.

The incident occurred at Evwreni, in the Ughelli region, outside the oil town of Warri, said the report in the state-run newspaper Daily Times.

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