About four people were thrown southward. We could hear them crying and screaming in the air,” Abubakar Jibrin, a witness who narrowly escaped the fire, told PREMIUM TIMES.

"More deaths have been recorded from the fire incident. The latest figure is now 98 deaths, 69 injured, and 20 shops burnt down

The death toll from a gasoline tanker explosion in north-central Nigeria has risen to 86, the country’s emergency response agency said

Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Health, Secondary, and Tertiary, Senator Ipalibo Harry Banigo, has urged motorists to exercise caution and avoid reckless driving. The lawmaker said this in her condolence message to the government and people of Niger State following the tanker explosion the led to death of scores of residents.

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The death toll from a gasoline tanker explosion in north-central Nigeria has risen to 98, the country’s emergency response agency said Monday.

Senator Abubakar Sani Bello Visits Dikko Tanker Explosion Site, Extends Condolences to Niger State Government, Victims’ Families,

The death toll from a weekend fuel truck blast in Nigeria has reached 98 after more bodies were recovered from the wreckage on Monday, the head of the regional emergency agency said, adding 69 people were receiving treatment in hospital.