Nigeria: Tanker Explosions Responsible for Over 1,500 Deaths in Nigeria

Nigeria: Tanker Explosions Responsible for Over 1,500 Deaths in Nigeria

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Tanker explosions responsible for over 1,500 deaths in Nigeria – NEMA

KOSEMA, NEMA Strategise Against Tanker Explosions, Fire Disasters In Kogi

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has called for precautionary actions against tanker accidents and fire disasters in the country. The agency said tankers’ explosions alone accounted for over 1,500 deaths, while many other deaths have been linked to fire disasters in the country. NEMA deputy director, Zakari Abubakar, who spoke in Lokoja at a one-day public Awareness programme on Tankers Explosion and Fire Disasters organised by th…