The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has announced that the Federal Government has directed the immediate transfer of victims of the recent tanker explosion from Suleja General Hospital to tertiary health facilities to ensure they receive prompt and enhanced medical care.
Idris disclosed this in Suleja, Niger State, on Sunday, when he led a high-powered Federal Government delegation, including the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Nentawe Yilwatda, and some heads of agencies, to carry out an on-the-spot assessment of the situation and to condole with the government and people of Niger State over the recent tanker explosion at Dikko Junction in Suleja.
“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is deeply saddened by what has happened. He asked us to come here to assess the situation. We have just gone around the wards and have seen those who are critically injured. Sadly, as we were visiting, one of them passed away. We were informed that this is the eighth victim of the fire explosion to pass away today. What we are witnessing highlights the dire need for emergency medical attention, which the Federal Government is addressing
