Suleja, Jan. 20, 2025 – The Federal Government has ordered full scale investigation into the incidence of fuel tanker explosions across the country.
More than four fuel tanker explosions which claimed hundreds of lives were recorded in the country in 2024,
Idris Mohammed, the Minister of Information, disclosed this in Suleja on Sunday during a visit to some victims of the Dikko petrol tanker explosion in Niger State..
He said a committee had been set up to investigate the root and immediate causes of the tanker explosions.
The minister said the committee comprised representatives of ministry of information, ministry of humanitarian affairs, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, Standard Organisation of Nigeria and Federal Road Safety Commission, among others.
“The President is saddened by what has happened and he is worried to the extent that he has said that a high-powered committee be set up to look at these incidences.
“If you put these figures together, you will see that over 265 people have so far lost their lives in this kind of incident.
“The government is very worried and as a result, set up a committee to investigate the incidents, ‘’ he said.
Mohammed said the National Orientation Agency (NOA) had also been directed to intensify public awareness campaigns on the causes and dangers of tanker explosions.
