Abuja Explosion: Bomb Brought To School By Student — Eyewitness

According to an eyewitness account of the explosion that occurred at the Islamic school in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), one of the students brought the bomb there on Monday.

The blast at the Sani Uthman Islamiyya School, &nbsp, Kuchibuyi Village, Bwari area council had claimed two lives and injured two persons.

The school, which we visited on Tuesday, is a three-classroom block designed for nomadic education (Almajiri school).

Findings revealed that the student who brought the explosive to school entered Katsina State the day before the tragic incident.

According to the eyewitness, the explosive detonated when the student from Katsina was showing the object to another student.

The boy who was holding the explosive died instantly, while the second boy died later at the hospital.

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A young girl is receiving treatment at the Kubwa General Hospital, and a boy has been referred to the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital are among the survivors who were identified in the incident.

On Tuesday, obscene images of the incident emerged that showed the aftermath of the school explosion.

The FCT police have since sealed the school’s premises.

Contrary to eyewitness accounts, the FCT Police Spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, claimed in a statement on Monday that three men had entered the building with the explosives and that this was done on Monday.

Adeh had said a team of police operatives, including the Command’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team was mobilised to the scene after the incident.

She continued, “The area was cordoned off right away to safeguard residents and facilitate a thorough investigation.

“Preliminary investigations revealed that Mallam Adamu Ashimu, the owner of the Islamic school, was visited by three men from Katsina.

The three visitors are suspected of bringing the explosives with them.

Tragically, two of the men died in the explosion on the Veranda school while tampering with an IED, and a third man and a female trader suffered severe injuries and are currently receiving treatment from police guard.

“The FCT Bomb Squad has confirmed that it was an IED explosion, as remnants of the device have been recovered”.

The school owner has been in the custody for questioning, according to the police spokesperson, and additional information will be made available as needed.

Source: Channels TV