Fear in Jigawa as fallen tanker spills fuel along busy Maiduguri road

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‎Fear and hostility gripped residents of Kiyawa Local Government Area of Jigawa State connected Saturday nighttime aft a fuel-laden tanker fell and spilt petrol on the engaged Maiduguri Road adjacent Kiyawa roundabout.

‎The incident, which occurred astatine astir 9:30 pm, attracted a ample assemblage of residents and passersby, raising fears of a imaginable occurrence outbreak arsenic immoderate radical were seen approaching the country with buckets, containers and different items successful an evident effort to scoop the spilt fuel.

‎Speaking to journalists connected Sunday, the Public Relations Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, successful Jigawa State, Yahaya Ibrahim, said officials of the corps had cordoned disconnected the country to forestall residents from approaching the fallen tanker.

‎He attributed the mishap to operator fatigue, explaining that the tanker operator reportedly fell dormant portion driving.

‎“The operator sustained injuries arsenic a effect of the accident,” Ibrahim said, adding that the injured operator was receiving aesculapian attraction astatine Kiyawa General Hospital.

‎Also confirming the incident, the Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Jigawa State Command, Badaruddeen Tijjani, said the tanker fell on Ma...