An incident occurred on Tuesday in Majiya Town, Taura Local Government Area of Jigawa State, where at least ninety people died and fifty people were hospitalized as a result of the explosion of a petrol tanker.
On Wednesday, it was confirmed by the police spokesperson, Mr Shi’isu Adam in Jigawa.
He said, “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 it exploded.
“The driver left Kano and was heading to Nguru in Yobe when the accident happened.”
“We are worried that in spite of police warning for people to steer clear from scenes of accidents involving fuel tankers, they still engage in such acts.
”People gathered around the accident scene, that is the reason for the mass casualty.”
He also indicated that the injured victims are in the Ringim General Hospital and a mass burial will be conducted for the dead ones on Wednesday by 9:00am.
