Lagos, Jan 20, 2025 (AFP) - Nigeria tanker blast death toll rises to 98

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2025-01-20

Nigerian rescuers on Monday raised the toll from the explosion of a petrol tanker truck that killed people rushing to gather fuel from 86 to 98. Saturday's blast also injured 69 people after the tanker flipped over on a road in the centre of the country, said Abdullahi Baba-Arah, Director General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA). Around 20 shops were also destroyed in the flames, with the truck carrying 60,000 litres (nearly......

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