More than 90 people have been killed and at least 50 injured after a oil ship exploded in Majiya community, Nigeria, on Wednesday.
According to local media reports, the tanker’s pilot, who was traveling from Port Harcourt to Nguru in Yobe position, lost control of the vehicle when it crossed Majiya village in the Taura local government area at around 12:30 am, causing it to fall.
According to reports made by local media, the Jigawa authorities have confirmed the deaths of 95 people and the accidents of 50 another.
According to DSP Lawal Shiisu Adams, the Jigawa State Command Police Public Relations Officer ( PPRO ), a petro tanker from Port Harcourt traveling to Nguru in Yobe state reached Majiya village in the Taura local government area on Wednesday ( Wednesday ), at around 12:30 am, the driver lost control, and the vehicle overturned.
” The components of the ship spilled, flooding the pipes and drainages in the community. Seeing this, the people began fetching the energy, which finally ignited, causing the flames”, Adams added.
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