One particular person has been confirmed lifeless, whereas six others sustained accidents following an explosion on Monday night, June 30, at a scrapyard in Kofar Dawanau, Dala Native Authorities Space of Kano State.
The blast, which occurred round 5:30 p.m., occurred as staff have been offloading steel scraps from a semi-trailer with registration quantity PKM 709 ZY.
Preliminary investigations by the Bomb Disposal Unit point out that the explosion was attributable to an previous hand grenade that had possible been blended in with the metallic objects delivered to the yard.
Safety analyst Zagazola Makama recognized the deceased as 55-year-old Hamisu Uzairu, a labourer from PRP Kwanar Jaba Quarters in Nasarawa Native Authorities Space. He was confirmed lifeless on the Murtala Muhammed Specialist Hospital in Kano.
The six injured individuals — Sani Ahmed, Najib Sani, Jabir Tijani, Wada Abdullahi, Huzaifa Yusha’u, and Bilyaminu Snu — have been additionally taken to the hospital for remedy of various levels of accidents.
Jamilu Zakari Salisu, the proprietor of the Kofar Dawanau Mini Scrapyard, reported the incident to the Dala Divisional Police Headquarters, prompting officers to cordon off the world for investigation.
Police authorities have commenced an investigation to hint the supply of the explosive gadget. Nevertheless, as of the time of submitting this report, no official assertion has been issued.
This incident comes simply over per week after one other explosion on June 21 within the Hotoro Japanese Bypass space of Kano, the place at the very least 5 individuals have been killed and 15 others injured.
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