No fewer than three persons were injured, yesterday, when a twin explosion rocked a rally of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the Rumuwoji Playground, in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. Two of those injured are women, all of whom were rushed to the hospital for medical attention. Publicity Secretary of the APC, Darlington Nwauju, confirmed the incident, describing it as ‘unfortunate’.
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Just In! Police confirm explosion in Ondo Catholic church
The Ondo State Police Command has confirmed an explosion at St Francis Catholic Church, Owa-luwa Street, in the Owo local government area of the State. According to reports, an unspecified number of persons died following an explosion that occurred at the church premises. The incident, which occurred on Sunday during worship, triggered tension in the area as some residents were said to have moved out of the town to ensure their safety. When contacted, the state’s Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, DSP Odunlami Ibukun, confirmed the incident. The PPRO, who…
Read MoreBreaking! Explosion rocks Kaduna
An explosion, suspected to be an Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) occurred in the Kabala-West area of Kaduna-South local government area on Sunday night. The Public Relations Officer of the Police Command in Kaduna, Mohammed Jalige, confirmed the incident on Monday, in Kaduna. He said, “The explosion is suspected to be IED, there is no casualty recorded in the incident. There was nobody in the building when it exploded. It happened Sunday night around 21: 45pm. “The anti-bomb squad has been deployed to the scene to analyse the particles we got…
Read MoreJust in… Explosion at Galadima Kogo, Niger State again
A report reaching us said an explosion just occured Friday evening at Galadina logo in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State with some people feared killed. The explosion is believed to be from Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) suspected to be the handiwork of terrorist bandits. This is coming few days after the first ever blast that occurred at the same Galadima Kogo, precisely on Monday this week. Casualty figure could not be ascertained as at the time of this report, as the affected areas are not yet accessible due…
Read MoreMany injured as explosion rocks Kaduna
No fewer than three children in Badarawa community, Kaduna-North local government area have sustained varying degrees of injurie following an explosion in the neighbourhood. It was gathered that the incident occurred on Saturday evening when the children were playing. Details of the incident are, however, still sketchy as at press time, but it was learnt that one of the victims lost two of his hands during the incident. When contacted, the State’s Police Public Relations Officer, (PPRO), ASP Mohammed Jalige, who confirmed the incident, said that he was in the…
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