[VIDEO] Nigerians Seen Scooping Fuel From Another Overturned Tanker, Days After Jigawa Tanker Explosion That Claimed About 200 Lives

A group of Nigerians were filmed collecting fuel from a fallen tanker in Akamkpa, Cross River State.

Despite the risks involved, locals were seen transferring fuel into jerry cans and containers from the overturned tanker.

In the video, some of the individuals gathering the fuel scolded someone recording the scene from a moving vehicle, cautioning them about the dangers of their actions.

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

Gists9ja reports that 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.

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.