Petrol tanker explosion claims 90 lives in Nigeria’s northern Jigawa State --[Reported by Umva mag]

Ninety persons have been confirmed dead from a petrol tanker explosion in Majiya Town in Taura Local Government Area of Jigawa State in northern Nigeria on Tuesday.

The Police Spokesperson in Jigawa, Shi’isu Adam, told journalists on Wednesday that

50 persons had been hospitalised for varying degrees of injury due to the explosion.

“At about 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday in Majia Town, Taura local government area of Jigawa, the tanker driver lost control near Khadija University and exploded.

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“The driver left Kano and was heading to Nguru in Yobe. when the accident happened,” Adam said.

He lamented that despite the police warning that people should steer away from scenes of accidents involving fuel tankers, they still engaged in such acts.

“People gathered around the accident scene, that is the reason for the mass casualty,” he added.

Local media reports quoted the Police spokesperson as saying that the injured persons are receiving medical attention at the Ringim General Hospital, while a mass burial of the victims will conducted on Wednesday.

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