Jan 18, 2025 · The explosion took place around 9:00 a.m. WAT at the Dikko junction along the major highway connecting Nigeria's federal capital of Abuja to Kaduna.According to the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Niger State leader Kumar Tsukwam, the incident began when a tanker truck carrying gasoline overturned, spilling its contents. Local residents including children who had gathered to collect the ...

Jan 19, 2025 · People look through burnt items at the scene of a petrol tanker explosion in Dikko, Niger State, Nigeria, on January 18, 2025.

Jan 18, 2025 · Two weeks ago, a fuel tanker involved in a crash exploded in the oil-rich Delta state, killing at least five people, and at least 153 people died in an explosion while trying to collect leaking ...

Jan 21, 2025 · Obi in a post, yesterday, on his X handle, among others, said, “The tragic petrol tanker explosion that occurred along Dikko-Maje Road in the Suleja Local Government Area of Niger State ...

Jan 19, 2025 · ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The death toll from a gasoline tanker explosion in north-central Nigeria has risen to 86, the country’s emergency response agency said on Sunday. The blast happened in the early hours of Saturday near the Suleja area of Niger state after individuals attempted to transfer gasoline from a crashed oil tanker into another ...

Jan 18, 2025 · In September, an explosion killed at least 48 people in Niger state after gasoline tanker collided with another truck conveying cattle. There were 1,531 gasoline tanker crashes in 2020 resulting in 535 fatalities and 1,142 injuries, according to …

The death toll from Saturday’s petrol tanker explosion in Niger State has risen to 98, with 69 people injured and 20 shops completely destroyed, according to the Niger State Emergency Management ...

Jan 19, 2025 · Niger tanker explosion death toll rise to 86 as authorities bury victims. Wia dis foto come from, @nemanigeria/X. 19 January 2025. Di number of pipo wey die for di tanker explosion for Niger State ...

Mohammed Bago, the Niger governor, confirmed the incident in a statement and said that many people are believed to have perished in a huge fire caused by the tanker explosion.

Jan 19, 2025 · First Lady Oluremi Tinubu has expressed deep sadness over the tragic fuel tanker explosion that occurred on Saturday, 18th January, at Dikko Junction in Niger State. The incident claimed...