The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed that the death toll from the petrol tanker explosion that occurred at Essa community along the Bida–Badeggi–Agaie road in Katcha Local Government Area of Niger State has risen to 45.
It also said that 63 other victims sustained varying degrees of burns.
The Head of Operations, NEMA Minna Office, Hussaini Isah, who oversees Niger and Kwara States, disclosed this in a situation update issued to Channels Television on Friday.
According to him, the explosion was caused by a bad section of the road, which led to the accident.