More hundred victims of the Tuesday night petrol tanker explosion in Majiya, Jigawa State have been buried in a mass grave a day after the unfortunate accident.
FACTSHEET reported that a petrol tanker travelling from Kano to Nguru in Yobe State lost control and upturned spilling its content on the road.
Villagers rushed in their hundreds to scoop fuel when a spark led to a massive explosion that led to more than 100 people burning to death and close to 70 others suffering serious burns.
President Bola Tinubu, his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Kalu are among prominent Nigerians that have sent their condolences to the people of Jigawa State over the incident.