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section_name: Reactions
paragraph_text: Reactions
  
  Bago described the disaster as "worrisome, heartbreaking, and unfortunate". The Nigeria Governors’ Forum gave its condolences to the victims' families, offered prayers for those killed in the disaster, and urged all Nigerians to behave "with extreme caution and absolute respect for life at all times" in similarly dangerous situations.
  
  Nigeria's first lady Remi Tinubu donated 100 million Nigerian naira and other expenses including food to families of the victims.
  
  The Niger State Emergency Management Agency, under Director General Abdullahi Baba-Arah, conducted initial investigations into the cause of the explosion.