Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, said the petrol tanker explosion that killed over 80 people happened a few minutes after he and some other persons passed the Dikko junction in Niger state.
Legit.ng recalls that a fuel tanker exploded after flipping over in Niger state on Saturday, January 18, killing 70 people who had scrambled to take the fuel.
Top FRSC official, Kumar Tsukwam, disclosed that a truck carrying 60,000 litres of gasoline had an accident at about 10 am at the Dikko junction on the road linking Abuja to Kaduna state.
Sani said they passed the junction on their way to Minna for a wedding ceremony on Saturday, January 18, 2025.
He described the incident as a horrible tragedy.
The former federal lawmaker stated this via his X handle (formerly known as Twitter) @ShehuSani on Sunday, January 19.
He lamented that lessons were never learned from a similar incident that happened some months ago in Jigawa state.
Sani reminded Nigerians that a petrol tanker is not a water tanker.
“Few minutes after we passed the Dikko junction in Niger State, on our way to Minna for a wedding, a Tanker exploded, and over 80 people were roasted to death. A horrible tragedy. Lessons were never learned from the one that happened in Jigawa. A tanker of petrol is not a tanker of water. May their souls rest in peace, Amin.”
Nigerians react to Niger tanker explosion
@simpleiykejnr
Most tankers and trucks carrying loads in Nigeria are not road worthy, but the agencies incharge are consumed in corruption.
We were very lucky last year of similar occurrence along Asaba Benin express way due to bad road, if not for immediate interventions it would had been a disaster as it was a crowded area.
@Newfound2012
The sorry state of the road from Dikko junction to Lambata junction is to be blamed. Please what does it cost the Federal government to construct a good road around the Suleja depot. That road has been under construction like forever.
@XDOTCOM007
In civilized societies oil trucks have time frame within which they can transport hazardous stuff.
I guess we not as civilized as we claim to be.
@Y_Olorunkunmi
When people have to risk their life to scoop oil.. it shows nothing but the level of poverty in the country… how can someone who can easily feed himself/herself engaged in such act.
@yyadirf_on_X
An incident like this is supposed to be a national tragedy but we are so used to losing people in this country such that when it happens, everyone just moves on. No serious investigation whatsoever from the concerned authority in order to forestall future occurrence.
105 die in fuel tanker explosion in Jigawa
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Jigawa state experienced a major tragedy as a fuel tanker exploded and killed no less than 105 people on Tuesday evening, October 15, 2024.
Shiisu Adam, the spokesperson of the state police command, disclosed that the tanker driver lost control while travelling from Kano to Yobe.