Security operatives are currently on ground to return normalcy back to Sabon-Gari after an explosion, suspected to be an Improvised Explosive Devices (IED), occurred Aba Road in Sabon-Gari area of Fagge Local Government in Kano State, Northwest Nigeria on Tuesday Morning leaving several people injured with some feared killed.
Details of the blast and its cause are still sketchy but visuals from the scene show that it affected some buildings and left several injured including school children.
The visuals also confirm that the blast might have claimed several lives with at least one corpse seen on the floor.
A crowd had gathered right after the blast with some people trying to help the injured and others lamenting the damage.
‘Explosion Not In A School’
Initial visuals from the explosion site showed several schoolchildren being moved away from the scene. One of them was injured. This led to speculation that the explosion occurred in a school.
But the Kano State Government has said that was not the case.
The Commissioner for Information in the state, Muhammad Garba, said in a statement the blast happened at an animal feed store opposite the school.
An investigation has commenced to determine the cause, impact, and measures to be taken, according to Garba.
