Niger Fuel Tanker Explosion: At Least 30 Killed, Over 40 Injured
October 22, 2025
2:41 am
A fuel tanker explosion in Niger State’s Katcha district killed at least 30 people and injured more than 40 as residents tried to scoop spilled petrol.
At least 30 people were killed and more than 40 others injured on Tuesday October 21, 2025, after a fuel tanker exploded in central Nigeria’s Niger State, authorities and local witnesses said.
The incident occurred in the early hours along the Bida–Agaie highway, near Essan and Badeggi communities in Katcha Local Government Area. Eyewitnesses told reporters that residents had gathered to scoop petrol from an overturned tanker when it suddenly exploded, engulfing dozens in …
