Days After About 200 Persons Died In Jigawa Tanker Explosion, Nigerians Scoop Fuel From Another Fallen Tanker In Cross River (Video)

A group of Nigerians have been caught on camera scooping fuel from a fallen tanker in Akamkpa, Cross River State.

The locals were seen scooping fuel from the fallen tanker into various jerry cans and containers despite the danger attached to such practices.

As seen in the video, some of those scooping the fuel even reprimanded another individual who was recording the process with his phone camera in a moving vehicle and warned them of the dangers inherent in their action.

See a video of the locals scooping fuel from the fallen tanker.

The incident comes a few days after a similar incident in which close to 200 lives were lost and many others injured in a tanker explosion in Jigawa State where residents were scooping fuel from a fallen tanker.

Naija News reports the Governor of Jigawa State, Umar Namadi, has disclosed that 181 people died and 210 families were affected in the tanker explosion that occurred in the state recently.

The governor shared the sad news on Tuesday while briefing President Bola Tinubu at the State House, Abuja, about the accident.

Recall a tanker laden with petrol exploded at Majiya town, along the Kano-Hadejia expressway in Taura LGA of Jigawa state.

The governor told the president that 80 people were hospitalized due to the incident, adding that the state government has paid their bills.