Daybreak, Politics, Entertainment, Sport

Tag: Explosion

  • Panic As Explosion Rocks Niger Community

    Panic As Explosion Rocks Niger Community

    Residents of Niger have been thrown into panic following an explosion that occurred in Galadima Kogo community of the state.

    Yusuf Kokki, co-convener of Concerned Shiroro Youths, disclosed the development in a statement on Friday.

    The development comes days after an explosive device detonated in Galadima Kogo community in Shiroro LGA, killing 10 persons including security operatives.

    According to Kokki, the explosion occurred around 6pm on Friday.

    “Casualty figure could not be ascertained at the moment as the affected areas are not yet accessible due to fear of further possible explosions. Though preliminary reports are not, however, suggestive of any loss,” he said.

    Reports gathered that the explosion was heard by security operatives stationed at Erena, while they were travelling through Galadima Kogo to Kuta, the headquarters of Shiroro LGA.

    The spokesperson of the Coalition of Shiroro Youths, said the security operatives who reported the incident said the explosion was heard twice.

    “The security operatives stationed at Erena, who usually patrol the area, reported that they heard the explosion while they were on their way to Kuta this evening,” he said

    “They heard the explosion twice, immediately after their vehicle passed Galadima Kogo village.”

    Emmanuel Umar, commissioner for local government, chieftaincy affairs and internal security, was said to have also confirmed the explosion but said the nature of the blast was yet to be ascertained.

    According to him, bomb experts have been deployed to the area to determine the situation and if there were casualties.

    “We are not sure what the explosion is. It could be anything — a burst tyre or a gas explosion,” he said.

    “We will not be able to tell exactly what it is at the moment because I heard a car passed and then an explosion happened.

    “We are hearing different versions of the story, so we can’t hold onto any for now until our experts have visited the scene and carried out preliminary investigations.”

  • One injured as Explosion Hits Maiduguri

    One injured as Explosion Hits Maiduguri

    Residents of 1000 Housing Estate in Maiduguri, Borno State capital, woke up to an explosion on Saturday morning.

    The explosion believed to have been triggered by Boko Haram/ISWAP fighters sparked tension in the area.

    A rocket launcher also landed at Gomari Airport, a community about four kilometres from the airport located in the state capital.

    In a video seen by our Correspondents, residents of the estate were discussing the incidents in groups.

    A large crowd was also seen in one of the houses affected by the explosion.

    A resident said no life was lost in the incident but Daily Trust could not independently verify this at the time of this report.

    A military source said troops of 33 artillery, Njimtelo, opened fire when they sighted insurgents on the outskirts of Maiduguri.

    The insurgents were said to have also engaged troops in a gun battle.

  • 5 Children Killed In Fresh Borno Explosion

    5 Children Killed In Fresh Borno Explosion

    Five children were killed when a disused grenade they were playing with exploded outside the northeast Nigerian town of Ngala, near the border with Cameroon.

    “The five children picked up the explosive while herding in a field outside the town and it exploded in their hands as they were playing with it,” anti-jihadist militiaman Umar Kachalla said.

    “Two of them died on the spot while the other three died in hospital in Mada, inside Cameroon,” he said.

    Another militiaman, Umar Ari, gave a similar account of the incident, which happened on Thursday.

    In August 2014, the Boko Haram jihadist group seized Ngala along with the nearby trading hub of Gamboru.

    The two towns were recaptured in September 2015 by Nigerian troops with the help of Chadian forces following a months-long offensive.

    Ari said unexploded mines and grenades from the conflict still litter the surrounding countryside and many children had been killed or injured.

    In December 2019, nine people were killed and 26 injured when an explosive device went off on a crowded bridge linking Gamboru and Fotokol.

    Residents blamed the explosion on a grenade disguised as a toy that, they said, had been given to some children as a gift by a Boko Haram insurgent. 

  • One dead, two Injured as Explosion Rocks Kaduna State

    One dead, two Injured as Explosion Rocks Kaduna State

    By Gabriel Udeh, Kaduna

    One person died and two others sustained various degrees of injury as explosion reportedly rocked Kaduna state.
    The remote causes of the strange but sad incident which happened on Saturday at about 4:30 pm is yet to ascertained according to some media report.

    Spokesman of Kaduna State Police Command, ASP Muhammad Jalige, who confirmed the incident to journalist said that it occurred in the Badarawa area of Kaduna North Local Government.

    Asp Jalige said after the incident, the victims were taken to Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital, Kaduna, for treatment, where one of them died, another one was treated and discharge, while the third person is still receiving treatment.

    He said investigations had commenced and its outcome would be made public upon completion of the exercise

  • Gas tanker crushes 10 to death in Ibadan market

    Gas tanker crushes 10 to death in Ibadan market

    No fewer than 10 persons have been crushed to death at Bode market, Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.

    It was gathered that scores were also injured during the incident.

    An eyewitness said that the driver lost control of the vehicle around Idi Arere area and struggled with it until it got to Bode market, where the unfortunate incident happened.

    The state’s Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Uche Chukwurah, could not be reached as at press time.

    But following fear of possible explosion, fire fighters have arrived in the area to ensure the safety of residents while the vehicle is being evacuated.

  • BREAKING: Another Gas explosion hits Ogun

    BREAKING: Another Gas explosion hits Ogun

    Barely 24 hours after a life was lost at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, another gas explosion has occurred in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.

    This will be the fifth explosion that has rocked Abeokuta in the last nine days, killing about eight persons.

    Friday’s explosion occurred at the premises of CSCC construction yard, Onikoko area of Abeokuta.

    Two persons were said to have sustained serious injuries in the explosion and are now struggling for dear life at a nearby hospital.

    Reports had it that a cylinder filled with gas exploded when it was not in use.

    The explosion affected many buildings and vehicles along the Onikoko-Adigbe axis.

  • Explosion disrupts voting in Abia bye-election

    Explosion disrupts voting in Abia bye-election

    Staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission and voters scampered for safety on Saturday when an explosion rocked the Umuola Hall, Ward 8, Ogbor Hill, Aba North Council in Abia State.

    The incident occurred during the ongoing bye-election into the Aba North-South Federal Constituency seat.

    It was gathered that the explosion was cause by a substance suspected to be a bomb.

    Although no life was lost in the explosion but electoral materials were destroyed.

    Security agents had stormed the area and restored order, and voting and had started again.

    A voter, who gave his Chinedu Eze, said they were on queue when a loud sound enveloped the area and everyone fled.

    He said, “We were on queue, some people were being accredited to cast their votes when we heard a loud sound. Everybody took to their their heels. It was a bomb and we didn’t know where it came from.”

    Efforts to get the reaction of the INEC as well as the State Commissioner of Police, Janet Agbede, were not successful as of the time of filing this report.

  • Explosion kills one and leaves 10 others injured in Kaduna village

    Explosion kills one and leaves 10 others injured in Kaduna village

    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.

    While the nature of the device is yet to be uncovered, eyewitnesses told Daily Trust that it went off few meters from a police outpost in the community.

    An eyewitness told the publication;

    “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 bosom friend Kabiru Lado, who was one of the three victims referred to Zaria had died in the hospital. He said the explosives went off at a junction where people gather to buy sugarcane in Galadimawa.

    Kaduna State Police Command confirmed the explosion and also revealed that 10 people were injured. The command 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 said;

    “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.”

  • Fuel laden tanker explodes in Lagos

    Fuel laden tanker explodes in Lagos

    A tanker loaded with 40,000 litres of Automotive Gas Oil, popularly known as Diesel has exploded opposite fire service station along Oshodi-Apapa Expressway in Lagos.

    Eyewitness says the tanker summersaulted before it went into flame.

    As at the time of filing this report, emergency responders were already at the scene trying to put out the inferno and no casualty has been recorded.

  • BREAKING: Heavy Gridlock as petrol tanker explodes in Ibadan

    BREAKING: Heavy Gridlock as petrol tanker explodes in Ibadan

    A fully loaded petrol tanker has exploded at Total Filling Station, Iyaganku Ibadan.

    The tanker while trying to maneuver in the axis fell off the ditch, while fuel licked out.

    Firefighters on rescue mission are at the location trying to put out the fire.

    The level of casualties cannot be ascertained as at the time of filling this report.

    Roads leading to the scene of the explosion were said to have been cordoned off causing gridlock along the Dugbe, Ring Road, and Iyaganku areas in the state capital. The entire axis is currently locked down.

    Details shortly….