After the explosion of a gasoline tanker in the north-central part of Nigeria, the death toll in this incident is continuously increasing. So far 98 people have died in this explosion. Many people are still badly injured due to this explosion that happened two days ago, while the condition of many people remains critical.
Hussaini Isa, head of operations at the National Emergency Management Agency for Niger State, said there was a possibility that the death toll could still rise. Petrol prices in Nigeria have risen after this incident, as the president removed the subsidy on petrol a year ago. After the president's decision, many such incidents of looting have come to light.
After such incidents, the people there are demanding strict traffic rules to prevent such disasters. Apart from this, the government is also being asked for a different route or a different arrangement for these.
This accident happened in the north-central part of Nigeria on Saturday morning. A tanker full of gasoline overturned here. Seeing this, the people present there started looting it. During this, an explosion took place. Which engulfed the people present nearby. So far 98 people have lost their lives in this. Many people are fighting for life and death in the hospital.
Such incidents have now become common in Africa's largest oil-producing country. Hundreds of people have lost their lives in such accidents so far. A similar explosion took place in Jigawa state in October, in which 147 people were killed. This was one of the worst tragedies in Nigeria.
As fuel is expensive, people try to loot so that they don't have to bear the additional burden of fuel, but many people have to pay the price of this saving by losing their lives.
