
About 105 people have been killed in a petrol tanker explosion in Majiya town, in Taura Local Government Area of Jigawa State.
The death toll was confirmed to journalists by the Public Relations Officer of the state Police Command, Shiisu Adam, on Wednesday.
According to Adamu about 55 people sustained various degrees of injuries and were hospitalized at Ringim General Hospital.
He further explained that the incident occurred at about 11:30 pm on Tuesday night in Majia Town, when the tanker driver lost control near Khadija University.
“As I am talking to you now, the casualty figure is about 105 and the number of injured is 55 as against the 50 earlier confirmed,” he said.
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