Nigeria: Tanker Explosion Claims 90 Lives in Jigawa – Police

No fewer than 90 people were confirmed dead, following a petrol tanker explosion in Majiya Town, Taura Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday.

Mr Shi’isu Adam, the Police Spokesperson in Jigawa, confirmed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday.

He also 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…