Gas truck explodes, kills six at army checkpoint in Kogi

No less than six radical mislaid their lives aft a gas-laden motortruck exploded astatine an Army checkpoint on the Abuja-Lokoja Federal Highway successful Kogi State.

The incidental was disclosed successful a station shared connected X on Tuesday night by information analyst, Zagazola Makama.

According to the post, the detonation occurred wrong the jurisdiction of the Chikara Division, prompting a swift effect from constabulary officers, unit of the Motor Traffic Division (MTD), and officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC).

The state truck, which was transporting state cylinders, reportedly exploded portion approaching the Army checkpoint, sparking a monolithic occurrence that dispersed to adjacent vehicles.

“The operator of the state motortruck and his centrifugal lad were burnt to death, portion the occurrence besides engulfed 3 different trucks, sidesplitting their drivers and centrifugal boys. In total, six radical died successful the incident,” Makama wrote. 

The affected trucks, bearing registration numbers from Jigawa State, Lagos State and the Federal Capital Territory, were...