He said: “It is not a bomb explosion; it’s a gas cylinder. There’s a gas welder here and he was the first victim of the situation.”
An explosion in a primary school in the Sabon Gari area of Kano State has reportedly left many people dead, including school children.
Initial media reports say the explosion was caused by a bomb.
But according to reporting by a Kano based online newspaper, Nigerian Tracker, the explosion was caused by a cooking gas in the primary school which is privately owned.
A video of the incident shows a charred body of a child, with many other children scampering for safety with various degrees of injuries and bruises.
READ ALSO
EFCC arrests Accountant-General, Ahmed Idris, over alleged N80b fraud
Bloody Monday in Southeast: Police kill six gunmen in Imo, two in Anambra
Parents have also besieged the school in search of their children and wards.
In a phone interview with the president of the Sabon Gari market (Sarkin Kasuwa), Nafiu Nuhu Indaba, he confirmed the incident to the Nigerian Tracker.
Nafiu Nuhu Indabo said some businessmen at Sabongari market have started closing their shops due to the fear of the unknown.
Meanwhile, the Kano State Commissioner of Police, Sama’ila Shu’aibu Dikko, has confirmed that the explosion was caused by gas and that so far, four people have been discovered dead.
He said: “It is not a bomb explosion; it’s a gas cylinder. There’s a gas welder here and he was the first victim of the situation.”
“As of 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 the ground.
“We will extend our investigation and at the end of the day we will come out with exactly what happened.”