Between 70 and 80 people were burnt alive when a fuel tanker exploded after a Nigerian policeman reportedly fired a gunshot to disperse onlookers from an accident site in the south-eastern town of Onitsha.
The incident occurred when the tanker, while manoeuvring a potholed road, spilled oil and caught fire that engulfed up to five buses on the road killing over 70 people on Friday.
The fire was caused by a gunshot fired by a policeman to disperse the crowd from the site of an accident.
Anambra State Commissioner of Police Philemon Leha said that efforts were on to evacuate the vehicles and bodies from the road.
State Road Safety Director Ben Ekenna admitted that the roads in the country were poorly-maintained and more than 400 people died in accidents every month.
