2025 Suleja fuel tanker explosion - Wikipedia
4 days ago · On 18 January 2025, a fuel tanker carrying roughly 60,000 liters of petrol overturned at the Dikko junction near Suleja, Niger State, northern Nigeria, where after crashing local residents gathered to collect spilled fuel. The fuel promptly caused an explosion which killed 98 people and injured another 69, including at least 52 critically.
Niger Gov, Bago expresses sadness over fatal tanker explosion in Dikko …
Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago has expressed shock over a fatal tanker explosion that claimed several lives in Dikko junction, around the Abuja-Kaduna expressway. Bago in a statement ...
Tanker explosion death toll rises to 98 - The Nation Newspaper
2 days ago · “The Dikko junction incident is too many a tragedy to be waived, taking into account that the junction is on a major highway connecting Northern Nigeria, particularly the North-West to Southern ...
Burnt to Death: How Niger community lost scores of residents in …
1 day ago · At around 7 a.m. on Saturday, 18 January, the 60,000-litre petrol-laden tanker detached from its head and fell near Sabon Kasuwa community along Dikko Junction.
Nigeria: Govt Probes Niger Tanker Explosion As Death Toll Hits 86
3 days ago · The Federal government has set up a committee of stakeholders to unravel the remote and immediate cause of Saturday's Petrol Tanker accident at Dikko Junction, Dikko-Maje Minna road, Gurara Local ...
Fuel tanker explosion in Nigeria claims 70 lives as people rush to ...
5 days ago · A truck carrying 60,000 litres of gasoline had an accident around 10:00 am (0900 GMT) at the Dikko junction on the road linking the federal capital Abuja to the northern city of Kaduna. LAGOS: A ...
Bago mourns Dikko tanker explosion victims — News — The …
4 days ago · Gov. Mohammed Umaru-Bago of Niger has described as unfortunate the death of scores of people on Saturday in a Premium Motor Spirit, popularly known as petrol, tanker explosion at Dikko junction ...
'Heartbreaking': Niger business owners count losses after …
5 days ago · The Dikko Junction tragedy has sparked calls for immediate reforms in fuel transportation safety and emergency response systems. Industry experts and advocacy groups are demanding a full investigation into regulatory oversights and stronger safety measures for transporting hazardous materials.
Death toll from fuel tanker explosion in Niger increases to 98
4 days ago · The death toll from the petrol tanker explosion at Dikko Junction, Niger State, on Saturday has risen to 98, while 55 people were injured and taken to hospital.. As of Saturday, the death toll was ...
Niger takes over treatment of tanker fire victims - Punch …
2 days ago · Arewa PUNCH reports that over 90 persons were burnt to death in the tragic fire explosion which occured in the early morning of Saturday at the Dikko Junction along the Niger Kaduna expressway ...
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