Police say gas, not bomb, exploded in Kano

The incident that occurred at Aba by Court road in Sabon Gari, Fagge Local Government Area of Kano in the early hours of Tuesday is gas explosion, not bomb blast, the Police in Kano has said.

According to Kano Commissioner of Police, Sama’ila Shu’aibu Dikko, four people have so far been discovered dead while security personnel are trying to find the remaining victims of the incident.

“It is not bomb explosion; it’s a gas cylinder. There’s a gas welder here and he was the first victim of the situation.”

“As at now, one female and three males have been killed. All the security agencies are here. The Civil Defence, Brigade commander, Air force, myself and the director, DSS, are all on ground.

“We will extend our investigation and at the end of the day we will come out with exactly what happened.”