More than 50 missing after oil pipeline explosion in Nigeria

Spillage following blaze sparked stampede in Nembe kingdom, Bayelsa state

More than 50 people are missing after a leaking oil pipeline exploded and caused a stampede in southern Nigeria, a local official said Saturday.

The blast early on Friday caused massive oil spillage in the Nembe kingdom in Bayelsa state, the Nembe Chiefs Council spokesman, Chief Nengi James-Eriworio, told the Associated Press.

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