Kogiflame
Kano State Government has clarified that the early Tuesday morning explosion that occurred in the Sabon Gari area of the state did not happen in a school, but rather an animal feed opposite the reported private school.
This was contained in a press statement issued by the state Commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammad Garba.
According to the statement, the incident occurred at an animal feed store opposite the school along Aba Road, Sabon Gari area of Fagge local government.
Garba said that while the cause of the explosion and the damage it had done is yet to be officially ascertained, the investigation has since commenced determining 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 the government in collaboration with relevant agencies are working on the matter.
The commissioner assured that government would keep the public abreast of any development soon.
Meanwhile Kano State Police Command has said this morning’s explosion along Aba Road by Court Road in the Sabon Gari area of Kano, was caused by a gas cylinder and not bomb.
The Command issued a statement, confirming the explosion but stated that gas and not bomb, caused the explosion that brought down a school building.
The state Police Commissioner, Samaila Dikko, in a short video clip issued to newsmen, stated that there was an explosion from a welder’s shop close to a nursery and primary school.
The explosion brought the building down and people were buried in rubbles from where four dead bodies were recovered.
“It wasn’t a bomb blast. It’s 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,” the Police Commissioner stated.
