An 18-man multidisciplinary medical team set up by the Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, swiftly responded to the health needs of the victims of the tanker explosion in Dikko junction.
The team, from the Ministry of health led by the Commissioner of Secondary and Tertiary Health,the Special Adviser on Health and that of Special Duties to the farmer Governor immediately swung into action to provide urgent medical relief to the victims receiving treatment at the General Hospitals Suleja and Sabon-Wuse.
At the time of their visit, a total of 43 patients, all males, were said to be admitted on Saturday, January 18th, 2025 at the General Hospital, Suleja. Out of which, 7 patients lost their lives, 3 were satisfactorily discharged to recuperate at home, while 10 patients were referred for specialist care in Abuja and the remaining 23 are receiving treatment with varying degrees of burns.
At the General Hospital, Sabon-Wuse, 23 patients were initially admitted, 3 died within the first 6 -8 hours of admission, 19 patient relatives signed a consent form to be discharged against medical advice, and only one patient was in critical state and is to be moved to Gwagwalada Specialist Hospital, Abuja.
Following the team’s assessment of current conditions of patients, the team directed that a significant number of them be referred to tertiary healthcare facilities in Abuja for intensive care.
In a separate interview, the Special Adviser on Special Duties, Dr. Murtala Bagana and the Commissioner of Secondary & Tertiary Health, Dr. Bello Tukur, commiserated with the families of the deceased and emphasised the importance of carrying out urgent medical actions on victims of fire incident within the first 24–48 hours.
The team from the ministry of health also handed over medical supplies and commodities donated by the Niger State Government to the two hospitals.
Recall that the Niger State Governor had earlier directed that free medical services and sufficient health workers be deployed to the Hospitals where injured victims of the Saturday tanker explosion are being managed.
