JIGAWA STATE, Nigeria: A gas tanker overturned late on Tuesday in Nigeria’s northern state of Jigawa after the motive force misplaced management of the car, spilling petrol which exploded and killed at the least 147 folks, police and state emergency companies mentioned on Wednesday (Oct 16).
The accident is without doubt one of the worst in current occasions in Africa’s most populous nation, battling widespread safety threats and a price of dwelling disaster.
Haruna Mairiga, head of Jigawa State Emergency Companies, put the loss of life toll from the accident at 147.
Native police spokesperson Lawan Shiisu Adam mentioned the tanker was travelling from the traditional metropolis of Kano to Yobe State within the north, when the motive force misplaced management close to Majia city in Taura native authorities space, about 530 kilometers north of the capital Abuja, inflicting it to overturn and spill gas.
