Nigeria fuel tanker explosion kills 90, injures dozens

At least 90 people have been killed and 50 wounded after a fuel tanker exploded in northwestern Nigeria, according to police.

The explosion took place on an expressway in Taura, in Jigawa State.

Police spokesman Lawan Adamu told Anadolu news agency on Wednesday that the incident occurred the previous night.

The tanker sparked a massive fire that burned until 3:15am local time (0215:GMT), he said.