Two folks have reportedly loss their lives in a gun powder explosion at a neighborhood market in Talata-Mafara Market, Zamfara State.
New Telegraph gathered that the incident, which occurred on Tuesday, prompted widespread panic as merchants and buyers scrambled for security within the busy market.
Based on a report, the explosion originated from a store dealing in regionally fabricated firearms.
Confirming the incident on Wednesday, the Chairman of Talata-Mafara Native Authorities, Yahaya Yari, acknowledged that the injured victims have been referred to Usman Danfodio College Instructing Hospital, Sokoto for medical remedy.
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The council Chairman mentioned he has introduced the full ban on promoting regionally made firearms available in the market and had instructed the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Talata-Mafara to implement the ban with fast impact.
“Sure, I obtained a misery name this afternoon concerning the unhappy incident, 44 folks had been injured and so they have been referred to Usman Danfodio Instructing Hospital, Sokoto for medical consideration, no stay was misplaced.
“This isn’t the primary time it’s occurring, it has occurred twice earlier than at this time, I’ve introduced a ban on gross sales of locally-made weapons available in the market by the native blacksmith, we can’t proceed to expertise this sort of tragedy.
“I’ve instructed the DPO of Mafara to implement the ban instantly. Anyone that wishes to be promoting such ought to be doing that from his home not at open market, risking the lives of harmless folks.”
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