JIGAWA TANKER EXPLOSION: 105 Bodies Given Mass Burial, Over 70 Hospitalised
The Jigawa State Police Command Wednesday attributed the high number of casualties and injured persons in Tuesday night’s fuel tanker explosion to desperate moves by the people in the area to scoop the product after spilling on the road. The accident, according to report, occurred at Majiya town in Taura local government area of the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam, said this in a statement made available to journalists in Dutse. The explanation came as Governor Umar Namadi joined a sea of sympathisers during the funeral rites in honour of about 105 victims burnt beyond recognition, after which they were buried in a mass grave. The governor, who described the tragedy as the worst to have happened in the history of the state, also said the state government had opted to pick up the hospital bills of all the victims, including the 70 survivors. Speaking at the site of the mass burial of the victims, Governor Namadi said: “As Muslims, we have taken th