Niger Tanker Explosion Death Toll Hits 86

The death toll from the petrol tanker explosion at Dikko Junction, Niger State, on Saturday has risen to 86, while 55 people were injured and taken to hospital.

As of Saturday, the death toll was reported as 70, with 50 injured.

However, more corpses have since been recovered, and all have been given a mass burial in Dikko, Niger State.

The Director-General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency, Abdullahi Baba-Arah, disclosed this in a statement released on Sunday.

He stated that the agency, alongside Gurara Local Government Area and brave, kind-hearted volunteers, conducted the mass burial between 5 pm and midnight.

“A total of 86 persons have been confirmed dead, with their corpses recovered and buried.

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“Eighty of them were buried in a mass grave at Dikko Primary Healthcare Centre premises, while five were taken by their relatives for burial in the town, and one died at Dikko Primary Healthcare Centre.

“The mass burial was carried out by NSEMA in collaboration with Gurara LGA and courageous volunteers between the hours of 5pm and midnight.

“The number of injured now stands at 55, with one death recorded at Dikko PHC,” Baba-Arah stated.

A speeding fuel tanker crashed on Saturday morning at Dikko Junction, located between Niger and Kaduna states.

While some residents attempted to scoop fuel spilling onto the tarred road from the tanker, it exploded in a massive blaze. The explosion killed both those collecting fuel and others attempting to rescue them.

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