Explosion Rocks Kaduna. Kills 1, Leaves Several Injured

An explosive device which went off at Galadimawa town of Fatika District in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Friday evening, has left one person dead and 10 others injured.

Although the nature of the device is yet to be unraveled, eyewitnesses allegedly claimed that it went off few meters from a police outpost in the community.

According to an eyewitness; “We don’t know what the device was but I was very lucky to escape death because three people were critically injured and have been taken to a hospital in Zaria while the remaining nine who sustained minor injuries were treated at Kwata hospital in Galadimawa.”

Another eyewitness revealed that his close friend Kabiru Lado, who was one of the three victims referred to Zaria hospital had died in the right there and then. He said the explosives went off at a junction where residents gather to buy sugarcane in Galadimawa.

Kaduna State Police Command has confirmed the explosion and also stated that 10 people were injured. The command further said that seven who sustained minor injuries had been discharged from the hospital while three were referred to ABU Teaching hospital in Zaria.

The state police spokesperson, Mohammed Jalige announced that; “We are still gathering the facts to know the actual cause of the explosion and as soon as we get the details, we will let you know.”