Lokoja Tanker Explosion: Pupil, 9 Others Dead (Viewers Discretion)

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Primary School Pupil, 9 Others Dead In Lokoja Tanker Explosion (Viewers Discretion Advised)

A primary school pupil died on Wednesday alongside nine persons after a petrol tanker exploded at Felele area of Lokoja, Kogi State capital, Igbere TV reports.

It was gathered that the tanker lost control and rammed into oncoming vehicles before going up in flames around 8am.

Some of the victims are Kogi State Polytechnic students.

Igbere TV also learnt that emergency responders failed to attend to the fire for over one hour.

Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello in a statement by his spokesperson Onogwu Muhammed commiserated with the bereaved families.

“It is very sad to learn of the tragic loss of lives, many vehicles, property and other valuables in the petrol tanker fire,” he said.

He also urged students of the polytechnic to maintain peace.

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Friends mourn two Kogi State Poly students killed in tanker explosion







Friends and colleagues are mourning two students of the Kogi State Polytechnic who died in the tanker explosion which occurred in the afelele area of Lokoja, along Lokoja-Abuja Highway on Wednesday,.
 
The deceased students have been identified Aina Sunday of the Department of Business Admistration, ND2 and Isah Ayuba, HND1, also Business Administration.
 
The fuel laden tanker belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) was said to have suffered brake failure, rammed into five cars, two motorcycles and three tricycles killing the occupants before bursting into flame.
 
Taking to Facebook, one Husseina Ajanigo Amodu, shared screenshot of the last conversation she had with late Ayuba.
 
"Isah Ayuba my best friend, my cousy. Unbelievable. RIP" she wrote.
 

 
Meanwhile, the Kogi State Government has declared a two-day mourning in honour of the victims of the tanker explosion.
 
A statement issued on Thursday by the Kogi Commissioner for Information and Communication, Kingsley Fanwo, condoled with families of the victims. read here
 
See more posts mourning the dead students below...