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Case Number
20250127RO
Case Date of Filing
07/12/2024
Suspected/Known Time of Incident
Local Time and Date: ~5:00hrs. 18/01/2025
GMT/Zulu Time and Date: ~5:00hrs 18/01/2025
Case Researcher(s)
Leonardo Roser Margalef
A fuel tanker overturned in Niger State, Nigeria, spilling gasoline. The explosion was triggered while transferring gasoline from the crashed oil tanker into another truck using a generator, residents were gathering the oil spills in the tank surroundings, killing 98 and injuring 55.
Eighty of the victims were laid to rest in a mass grave at the premises of the Suleja General Hospital, which has a great extension of terrain, including a cementery.
Case Location:
Suleja, Niger State, Nigeria
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84):
9° 10′ 33″ N, 7° 10′ 49″ E
Individual Incident Locations:
Potential location 1:
Potential location of explosion: East Diko Junction
9°16'25.0"N 7°13'03.2"E
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Potential location 2:
Potential location of explosion: West Diko Junction
9°14'53.0"N 7°09'31.8"E
Potential location 3:
Potential location of the mass grave: General Hospital Suleja
9°11'23.8"N 7°10'30.0"E
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Case Location Evidence Below:
Accident was described to happen in “Diko Junction”, there are two junctions in Diko in the Suleja area that can be potential accident locations
Potential location of explosion 1: East Diko Junction
One of the two main junctions in the Diko area nearby Suleja
Potential location of explosion 2: West Diko Junction
One of the two main junctions in the Diko area nearby Suleja
Potential location of the mass grave: General Hospital Suleja
Hospital counts with a large terrain in which a cementery is found.
Casualties
Total Suspected/Known Number of Casualties: 98
Injured: 55
Fatalities in Incident: N/a
Fatalities in Grave: N/a
Casualty Information:
Age Range: N/a
Genders: Males and Females
Ethnicity/ies: Hausa People
Casualty Evidence Below:
Hausa the major ethnic group in the region based on government stats.
Suleja city was founded by Hausa ethnic groups.
https://www.britannica.com/place/Suleja-Nigeria
Suspected or Known Aggressors:
Group/Tribe/Militia/Organisation: Explosion caused by a gas tank spillover.
Suspected/Known Quantity of Participants: N/a
Aggressor Evidence Below:
https://www.africanews.com/2025/01/21/death-toll-in-nigeria-gas-tanker-explosion-rises-to-98/