Explosion: 30 killed scooping fuel from fallen tanker

Over 40 others injured

By Wole Mosadomi

Minna—No less than 30 radical person been burnt beyond designation portion scooping petrol from an mishap tanker successful Niger State.

Besides those who mislaid their lives, 40 radical were besides said to person suffered assorted degrees of burns during the incident.

The mishap was said to person occurred astir 11a.m., yesterday, astatine Essan and Badeggi communities betwixt Bida to Agaie roadworthy successful Katcha Local Government Area of the state.

An oculus witnesser confirmed to Vanguard, that “The affected victims were trapped portion scooping the petroleum merchandise from the tanker. While they were scooping the product, the tanker exploded thereby burning galore of the victims beyond designation portion the injured were rushed to the Federal Medical Centre, Bida for treatment.”

Chairman of the authorities Tanker Drivers and Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, National Ex-Officio, Farouk Kawo confirmed the incidental to journalists successful Minna.

He said: “Reports sent to america indicated that the tanker was coming from Lagos and heading to the Northern portion earlier the bittersweet incidental occured.

“Within this month, (October) alone, implicit 30 tanker trailers person been progressive successful accidents successful that peculiar country due to the fact that of the precise atrocious quality of the road.

“We person ever educated the people, particularly the youths connected the information inherent successful scooping substance during immoderate mishap but they would not listen.

“Just past Sunday, a tanker carrying groundnut lipid had an mishap successful the country and residents successful the area, particularly the youths rushed to the country and started scooping the product.”

He appealed to the Federal Government to urgently intervene by reoairing the roadworthy to debar changeless accidents starring to discarded of lives and properties worthy millions of naira.

The Bida-Agaie-Lapai roadworthy has been a decease trap to motorists, particularly tankers, due to the fact that of the failed roadworthy which has been lingering for years.

Incident painful, tragic — Gov Bago

Meanwhile, Governor Muhammed Bago of the authorities has extended his condolences to the radical of Essa, Katcha, implicit the incident.

In a connection by his Chief Press Secretary, Bologi Ibrahim, the politician described the incidental arsenic worrisome, unfortunate, and pathetic.

“This is yet different painful, difficult, and tragic 1 for the radical and the authorities government.

“It is disheartening however radical person continued to attack a fallen tanker to scoop its contents contempt respective sensitisation connected the information of specified action. I deliberation the radical should worth their lives nary substance the concern than worldly things,” helium said.

The politician commended the absorption and unit of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency, NSEMA, for its punctual intervention.

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