By our reporter| Three people have been confirmed killed, with many trapped in an explosion at Sabongari in Fagge Local Government Area of Kano state.
Although details of the explosion are still sketchy, but eyewitness accounts told local media that an explosive device went off in the early hours of Tuesday.
According to a resident, a suicide bomber struck in the area, a claim that has not been independently verified.
Officials of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) were seen at the scene of the blast packing what is suspected to be the remains of the suspected suicide bomber.
Kano State Commissioner of Police CP Sama’ila Dikko, attributed the incident to a gas cylinder explosion.
“The seller’s shop is on the ground floor of the building where the school is located. So, when the cylinder exploded, it brought down the building and the pupils got injured. There wasn’t a bomb blast,” he told journalists.
Commenting on the incident, the Kano state government debunked the reports that the explosion occurred in a school.
The state commissioner for information, Malam Muhammad Garba said the incident happened at an animal feed store opposite the school along Aba Road, Sabon Gari.
He said while the cause of the explosion and the damage it had done is yet to be officially ascertained, investigation has since commenced to determine the cause, impact, and measures to be taken.
Malam Garba called on the people in the state, particularly those living in the area where the incident occurred, to remain calm while government in collaboration with relevant agencies are working on the matter.
He assured that government would keep the public abreast of any development and warned people to desist from spreading unsubstantiated news.
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