Police Confirm Death Of 90 Persons After Petrol Tanker Explosion In Jigawa, Set For Mass Burial

90 people were confirmed dead, following a petrol tanker explosion in Majiya Town, Taura Local Government Area of Jigawa state.

Mr Shi’isu Adam, the Police Spokesperson in Jigawa, confirmed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday.

Speaking in an interview on Wednesday, Mr. Adam also said that 50 other persons had been hospitalized 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.

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

The spokesperson said majority of the victims died because they surrounded the accident scene.

“We are worried that despite 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 said.

The spokesperson said that a mass burial of the victims would be held by 9 a.m. on Wednesday.

He added that the injured were receiving medical attention at the Ringim General Hospital.