Death toll in Nigeria’s tanker explosion rises to 153
KANO, Nigeria (AA) – Nigeria police force confirmed Wednesday that the death toll from a tanker explosion in Jigawa state had risen to 153.
Police spokesman in Jigawa State, Lawal Adam, told Anadolu that 100 people were hospitalized at various facilities.
He said the explosion occurred on an expressway in Jigawa state in northwestern Nigeria.
The disaster, according to the police, was triggered by residents who had rushed to scoop petrol that had spilled after the tanker overturned.
The zonal coordinator for the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Nura Abdullahi, said a mass funeral was held in Majiya town of the Taura local government.
The head of the Jigawa State Emergency Management Agency, Haruna Mairiga, put the death toll at 153.
Mairiga added that the victims were burned beyond recognition.
President Bola Tinubu ordered a comprehensive review of fuel transportation safety protocols across Nigeria following the accident.
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