A petrol tanker has exploded along the Kano-Hadejia expressway, in Taura LGA of Jigawa state, resulting in numerous casualties.
Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, reported that the incident began late Tuesday night at around 11:45pm and continued until 3:15am on Wednesday.
The publication added that the explosion triggered a massive fire, claiming many lives and leaving at least 300 people severely injured.
Videos of the inferno have been circulating on social media.