Muhammad Garba
Over 95 persons were confirmed dead while 50 others were seriously injured in a petroleum tanker explosion occured in a Majiya village of Taura of local government Jigawa state.
Eyewitness revealed that the tanker exploded while people people were busy scooping petrol from the fallen tanker which consequently led to the death of about hundreds people
Confirming the tragic incident, the spoke person of the state police command Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Command, DSP Lawal Shisu Adam said, at about 12:30am on Wednesday when the villagers started scooping fuel from the fallen petrol it suddenly exploded into flames.
DSP Lawal noted that the tanker driver was from Port Harcourt going to Nguru in Yobe State when lost control and fell down at Majiya village.
“The content in the tanker flooded gutters and drainages in the village. The villagers started fetching the fuel where the petrol going in to flame”.
As a result, 95 people confirmed dead and 50 have been hospitalised receiving treatment,” Adams disclosed.
The police image maker cautioned the villagers to distance themselves from similar situation in the future.
