More than 90 people have been reportedly killed in a petrol tanker explosion that rocked Majiya Town, Taura Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday, October 15, 2024.
It was gathered that the driver of the petrol tanker was on his way to Nguru in Yobe State when the incident occurred at about 11.30 pm.
Confirming the incident, the Police spokesperson for Jigawa command, Shi’isu Adam, said that 50 other persons had been hospitalised 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 it exploded.
“The driver left Kano and was heading to Nguru in Yobe when the accident happened,” Mr Adam said.
He said: ”We are worried that despite 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 said.
According to the Police spokesperson, a mass burial of the victims would take place by 9 am on Wednesday, October 16, 2024.
He added that the injured were receiving medical attention at the Ringim General Hospital.
