Nigeria, April 23 -- The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, on Tuesday, presented an N18 million cheque to the Enugu State Government as support to the victims of the January petrol tanker explosion in Enugu State.

A petrol tanker exploded on 25 January at the Ugwu Onyeama section of the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway, killing several people and injuring many others.

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) initially confirmed that 18 people died from the incident. Three other injured persons died four days after

The FRSC subsequently said the death toll had risen to 23 from 21.

Mr Abbas, represented by Nnolim Nnaji, the member representing Nkanu East-Nkanu West Federal Constituency, described the incident as a huge loss n...