No fewer than 52 shops and 10 houses were destroyed on Sunday after a fully loaded petroleum product tanker rammed into a Mosque at Lambata in Gurara Local Government Area of Niger State.
Confirming the incident on Monday to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the state Police Command said the tanker was from Suleja to Minna.
Commissioner of Police, Adamu Usman, said that the accident, which occurred at about 22:45 hours on Sunday, led to the burning of a car and another articulated vehicle loaded with goods.
He, however, added that no life was lost.
“52 lock shops by the roadside and 10 houses were also razed,” he said.
“We have since commenced an investigation and warned truck drivers to desist from carrying people in truck as such vehicles are not for passengers,” he said.
The Commissioner said that the police and the fire service are fully on the ground controlling the situation.
Malam Ibrahim Maje, a resident of Lambata, told NAN that no life was lost in the ensuing inferno, but many people were wounded while escaping from the scene.
