A fuel-laden tanker has exploded in Jigawa State, Northwest Nigeria, causing panic among passerby at the Jigawa-Kano border.
The Public Relations Officer of the Federal Fire Service in Jigawa State, Aliyu M. A., confirmed the accident to the press on Wednesday, November 13, 2024.
Aliyu said, “On November 12, 2024, at approximately 10:43 hours, the Federal Fire Service received a distress call from Kuho Village Head, Zubairu Ahmad, regarding a tanker accident at Tsaida, Kwanar Kalle, near Gamoji village along Maiduri Road.”
“The FFS responded promptly, arriving at the scene at 10:50 hours. The fire was contained and brought under control,” Aliyu added.
This is coming just a month after a similar tanker explosion in October in the state claimed over 170 lives. That explosion occurred on October 15, 2024, when a petrol truck travelling from Kano to Nguru in Yobe State went up in flames in Majia, located in Taura Local Government Area of Jigawa.
