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Abule Egba

Coordinates: 6°38′53″N 3°18′09″E / 6.6480°N 3.3024°E / 6.6480; 3.3024
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Abule-Egba Area

Abule Egba is a neighborhood in Lagos, Nigeria.[1] Abule egba are under Alimosho LGA of Lagos. The neighborhood was the site of a petroleum pipeline explosion, the 2006 Abule Egba pipeline explosion, which occurred on December 26, 2006.[1] In 2016, the Lagos Government began construction of a flyover in the neighbourhood to ease the traffic caused by millions of persons plying its road on a daily basis. The bridge was completed and commissioned in May 17, 2017 by the former governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode.[2]

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  1. ^ a b "200 dead in Nigeria pipeline blast, Red Cross confirms". CNN, originally Associated Press. 2006-12-26. Archived from the original on 2007-01-02. Retrieved 2006-12-26.
  2. ^ "AMBODE COMMISSIONS ABULE EGBA, AJAH FLYOVERS, LEKKI ROADS". Lagos State Government. Retrieved 2024-09-19.

6°38′53″N 3°18′09″E / 6.6480°N 3.3024°E / 6.6480; 3.3024