The Jigawa State Police Command has attributed the excessive variety of casualties and injured individuals in Tuesday’s gas tanker explosion to determined strikes by the individuals within the space to scoop the product which littered the bottom after the accident.
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Lawan Shiisu, said this in a voicemail he despatched to journalists in Kano on Wednesday.
He stated, “Regardless of the efforts of the police, who had cordoned off the world and issued warnings to the general public, individuals resisted and began scooping the gas, triggering a devastating explosion.”
Shiisu added that the police struggled to maintain management of the scene, with many bystanders ignoring warnings and transferring dangerously near the accident website.
“The tanker, loaded with petrol, ignited shortly after the crash, inflicting an inferno that engulfed quite a few individuals within the neighborhood.
“The injured have been instantly rushed to Normal Hospital at Ringim, the place medical personnel are working across the clock to deal with the victims. Nevertheless, the demise toll is more likely to rise as a number of of the injured stay in crucial situation,” he said.
He stated the state Police Commissioner, AT Abdullahi, has since condoled the residents of the state particularly the individuals of Majiya city the place the incident occurred.
He additionally warned individuals to at all times keep away from such incident websites to keep away from lack of lives and property.
He stated, “When the accident occurred individuals began speeding to scoop gas and within the course of, fireplace ignited from nowhere which led to the demise of many individuals and injured many others.
He stated following the inferno, 94 individuals misplaced their lives on the spot whereas 50 others that injured have been rushed to Ringim Normal Hospital the place medical doctors are battling to avoid wasting their lives.