Seven people have been confirmed killed in another petrol tanker explosion in Niger State.
The latest incident occurred in Karamin Rami, a village in Mashegu Local Government Area at about 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
According to a statement by the Director-General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), Abdullahi Baba Arah, the incident occurred after the tanker truck fell at a bad portion of the road and spilled its petrol load, which flowed into a stream where dry-season farmers were working on rice fields.
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