At least one person has been confirmed dead with four others injured after a deadly explosion at an Islamic school located in Bwari, Abuja.
A security source who confirmed the incident to Premium Times said the explosion occurred on Monday afternoon at an Islamiyyah school in the Kuchibiyu Community of Bwari Area Council, about 42 kilometres from the Abuja city centre.
Emergency and security personnel, including the police bomb disposal squad, reportedly visited the explosion scene while injured victims have been rushed to hospital.
“The dead student, whose identity is yet to be ascertained, bore the substance suspected to be IED while it exploded and injured the other students, thereby causing pandemonium in the centre”. Authorities at the school could not be reached at this time,” the source said, adding that “the students involved were recently admitted into the school and that they resumed on 3rd January 2025.”
More details to follow…