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President Bola Tinubu will set up a high-powered committee to investigate the recurrence of tanker explosions and implement safety measures to forestall the tragedy.<\/p>\n

The Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris, stated this on Sunday at the Palace of the Emir of Suleja where he visited to commiserate with victims of Saturday\u2019s tanker explosion in Dikko Junction, in the Gurara Local Government Area of Niger State.<\/p>\n

He said members of the committee would be drawn from the Ministry of Information and National Orientation, the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), tanker drivers\u2019 associations and other stakeholders.<\/p>\n

The minister also said enlightenment campaigns on the safe movement of fuel tankers, road safety habits and the dangers of scooping leaked fuel would be carried out by his ministry.<\/p>\n

\nMohammed was accompanied to the state by the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Nentawe Yilwatda, and top government officials.<\/p>\n

The delegation also planned to visit various hospitals in Suleja where 55 injured individuals were rushed for urgent medical attention. The delegation also planned to visit the Dikko junction which is now a grim reminder of the potential dangers posed by fuel tankers on Nigeria roads.<\/p>\n

At least 86 persons died and 55 others were injured on Saturday, January 18, 2025, whilst scooping fuel from a fallen tanker.<\/p>\n

Earlier in January 2025, at least five persons were killed when a tanker ladened with petrol lost control and burst into flames in the Agbor area of Delta State.<\/p>\n

In October 2024, a fuel tanker explosion in Jigawa State killed more than 170 people, with scores injured.<\/p>\n

Tanker explosions occurred in Nigeria at a time when petrol has become a precious commodity in Africa\u2019s most populous country, which is suffering its worst economic crisis in a generation.<\/p>\n

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