Ekeomah Atuonwu
According to the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, at least nine people were killed after an explosion on Aba Road in Kano’s Sabon Gari neighborhood on Tuesday.
The bodies were discovered in the rubble of a building that had collapsed next to a primary school.
The police previously stated that the explosion was caused by a gas cylinder, not a bomb, as had been speculated.
“It is not a bomb explosion, it is a gas explosion,” said Sama’ilaDikko, Commissioner of Police, in a voice recording.
“A gas cylinder explosion because there’s a welder nearby, and he’s the first victim in this situation.”
Dikko also stated that the police, in collaboration with other security agencies, were looking into what caused the gas cylinder explosion.
He insisted that the situation was under control.
The Tuesday morning blast damaged several buildings and injured several people, including schoolchildren. Read here…
According to Muhammad Garba, the state commissioner for information, the incident occurred at an animal feed store opposite the school on Aba Road in the Sabon Gari area of Fagge local government.
In a statement, Garba urged residents of the state, particularly those in the area where the incident occurred, to remain calm while the government, in collaboration with relevant agencies, investigates the incident.
The commissioner assured the public that the government would keep them updated on any developments and warned them not to spread false information.
