At least 50 persons Saturday lost their lives in a petrol tanker explosion along Dikko-Maje Road in the Suleja Local Government Area of Niger State.
The victims were burnt to death beyond recognition.
The Premium Motor Spirit (PMS)-ladened tanker had reportedly exploded when some residents of the area went to scoop its content after an accident.
Apart from those killed, many others sustained various degrees of burnt.
The Niger State Governor, Umaru Bago has expressed shock over the incident.
A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Bologi Ibrahim, said the governor described the explosion as worrisome, heartbreaking and unfortunate.
He sympathised with the families of the victims of the explosion and prayed that Allah would repose the souls of the departed and heal the injured.
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