Collapsed bridge kills four at ATBU Bauchi
By Guardian Exclusive
06 August 2019 | 7:33 pm
Four students of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, ATBU, Bauchi has been killed after a pedestrian bridge collapsed on Monday.
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University
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