Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has reacted to the video of residents scooping petrol from fallen tanker in Cross River.
Some residents of Cross River State were captured scooping petrol from fallen tanker in a video that surfaced online on Thursday.
This happened just days after many lost their lives in Jigawa State while scooping petrol from a fallen tanker.
Jigawa State Governor Umar Namadi reported that approximately 181 individuals lost their lives in the tanker explosion that occurred last week.
He noted that 80 people are still hospitalized, and a total of 210 families have been impacted by the incident, which took place on October 15.
The governor shared this update during a visit to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday.
The explosion involved a truck transporting petrol from Kano to Nguru in Yobe State, which detonated in Majia, within the Taura Local Government Area of Jigawa.
Atiku took to popular social media platform X to react to the video.
He wrote on X: @Atiku I know that the times are tough for Nigerians. It has even been made more challenging by the trial-and-error policies of this bumbling administration. However, your lives are the most precious things that should never be mortgaged. This is why it is pertinent that the concerned government MDAs should commence a robust campaign to educate citizens on the dangers of scooping fuel from fallen petroleum tankers. Your lives matter to you and your loved ones. Scooping petrol, a highly flammable liquid from a fallen tanker, is a suicide that no one should undertake. We’ve experienced too many tragedies from incidents such as the latest one in Cross River State, and everything must be done to avert another. -AA
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