### [2026-07-14](/feed/2026/07/14/index.md)

##### Kogi State
# Six people are killed after a gas-laden truck caught fire and exploded at a checkpoint along a federal highway in Kogi State, Nigeria. 




### Sources:

1. [The PunchNG](https://punchng.com/six-killed-as-gas-truck-explodes-at-kogi-army-checkpoint/)

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