More victims of the Jigawa tanker explosion have died while receiving treatment, raising the death toll to 153.
The police had earlier tallied 105 deaths from the explosion which occurred late Tuesday evening in Majia in the Taura Local Government Area of the state.
The police spokesperson in the state, Lawan Adam, said 153 people had lost their lives in the accident as of Thursday.
Mr Adam said about 100 victims were taken from the scene to hospitals in Kano, Nguru in Yobe State, and Dutse, Jahun, Hadejia, and Gumel in Jigawa.
Meanwhile, a delegation sent by President Bola Tinubu on Thursday condoled with families of the deceased persons in Majia town after visiting some of the victims at the Rasheed Shekoni Specialists Hospital in Dutse.
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, who led the delegation, said the president was saddened by the loss of lives and directed an immediate investigation of the incident.
“So many lives have been…