Police said on Saturday they had freed nearly 150 students from a purported school in northern Nigeria that claimed it was teaching the Koran but had instead subjected them to abuse.

Police free nearly 150 from school in northern Nigeria

Twelve people were killed and 16 others badly injured when a fuel tanker exploded in the northern Nigerian city of Gombe, police told AFP on Sunday. The driver lost control of the fuel tanker as he tried to avoid colliding with another truck at a bridge on the outskirts of the city on Saturday.

At least 12 killed in fuel tanker explosion in Nigeria: Police

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Police free nearly 150 from school in northern Nigeria

At least 12 killed in fuel tanker explosion in Nigeria: Police