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Ijegun
Sign in to saveThe village of Ijegun is a northern suburban community in Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State, Nigeria.The area is home to oil tank farms.
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It sits within the topics Alimosho, Populated places in Lagos State and Use Nigerian English from January 2023.
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The village of Ijegun is a northern suburban community in Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State, Nigeria.The area is home to oil tank farms.
==History== On May 15, 2008, Ijegun was devastated by a massive explosion, killing over 100 people, after a bulldozer struck and ignited an oil pipeline. Another pipeline explosion occurred in 2019.
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