Death toll in Niger fuel tanker explosion reaches 98

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The death toll in last weekend’s fuel tanker explosion in Niger State has increased to 98 persons.

The incident occurred last Saturday when a fuel tanker crashed and discharged its content in Gurara local government area of the state.

The Director-General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), Abdullahi Baba-Arah, confirmed the development in a statement on Monday in Minna.

He said 69 persons were injured while over 20 shops were destroyed in the incident.

President Bola Tinubu had since set up a high-level committee to investigate the alarming cases of tanker explosions on the nation’s highways.

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