At least 90 people have been confirmed dead after a petrol tanker explosion occurred in Majiya Town, Taura Local Government Area of Jigawa State on Tuesday.
Jigawa Police spokesperson, Mr. Shi’isu Adam, confirmed the incident during an interview with NAN on Wednesday.
He also reported that 50 others were hospitalized with varying degrees of injuries resulting from the explosion.
”At about 11:30 pm 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,” Adam said.
He said: ”we are worried that in spite of police warning people to stay 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 causality”.
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.
