The Police have confirmed 90 people dead in a petrol tanker explosion at Majiya Town, in Taura Local Government Area of Jigawa state on Tuesday.
Jigawa police command spokesman Mr. Shi’isu Adam, who confirmed the incident on Wednesday, said that 50 others had been hospitalised for varying degrees of injury due to the explosion.
His words: ”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.”
Adam explained the reason for the massive casualty, saying: ”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 that a mass burial of the victims would be held by 9 a.m. on Wednesday, and added that the injured were receiving medical attention at the Ringim General Hospital.
NAN
