On Saturday morning, a petrol tanker exploded at Dikko junction near Suleja in Niger state. As at Saturday when the incident occured, the death toll was put at 70 with 50 persons injured.
However, the death toll has risen to 86 with 55 persons injured. This was confirmed in a statement released by the Director General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency, Abdullahi Baba-Arah.
“A total number of 86 persons have been confirmed dead, with their corpses recovered and buried.80 of them are in mass graves at Dikko PHC premises, while five were carried away for burial in the town by relatives and one died in Dikko PHC.
“80 of them are in mass graves at Dikko PHC premises, while five were carried away for burial in the town by relatives and one died in Dikko PHC.
” NSEMA carried out the mass burial in collaboration with Gurara LGA and very brave, kind-hearted volunteers between the hours of 5 pm and 12 am.
“The number of injured now stands at 55 with one dead in Dikko PHC,” Baba-Arah stated.
