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The Digest:

The death toll from a petrol tanker explosion in Niger State has risen to 42, with over 60 injured. According to Channels TV, the tanker overturned and exploded on the dilapidated Bida-Badeggi-Agaie Road as residents were scooping fuel, prompting urgent calls for the government to rehabilitate the highway described as a "death trap."

Key Points:
  • A petrol tanker explosion in Essa, Niger State, has killed 42 people.
  • Over 60 others suffered various degrees of burns and injuries.
  • The incident occurred on the poorly maintained Bida-Badeggi-Agaie Road.
  • The tanker overturned and exploded while residents were scooping fuel.
  • Victims have been evacuated to multiple health centers for treatment.
  • Emergency responders from NEMA, FRSC, and security agencies were mobilized.
  • Residents and community leaders are pleading for urgent road rehabilitation.
This preventable disaster underscores the deadly cost of infrastructural neglect, where a failing road has transformed into a mass grave, demanding immediate accountability and action.

Sources: Channels TV