Abuja Explosion: Eyewitness Mentions Who Brought Bomb To School
- An eyewitness has narrated how the bomb explosion occurred at the Sani Uthman Islamiyya School in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)
- One of the students from Katsina state reportedly brought the bomb to the school a day before the tragic incident
- The witness explained that the bomb detonated at the point the boy from Katsina was showing the object to another child in the school
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FCT, Abuja – An eyewitness said the bomb that resulted in an explosion at the Sani Uthman Islamiyya School in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja was brought to school by one of the students from Katsina state.
TheTalk.NG recalls that two students lost their lives in the tragic incident at the Kuchibuyi Village, Bwari area council at the school located about 42 kilometres from the Abuja city centre on Monday, January 6.
A student from Katsina state brought the bomb a day before the tragic incident.
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As reported by Channels Television, the Islamic school is a three-classroom block, built for nomadic education (Almajiri school).
The student brought the explosive to school from Katsina state a day before the tragic incident.
The eyewitness said.
“The explosive detonated at the point the boy from Katsina was showing the object to another child in the school,”
The boy who was holding the explosive died instantly, while the second boy died later at the hospital.
A little girl is receiving treatment at the Kubwa General Hospital, and another boy referred to the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital are the two survivors.
The FCT police command has shut down the school premises.
Abuja bombing: Police release outcome of preliminary investigations
TheTalk.NG earlier reported that the police reacted to the explosion that occurred at the Tsangagyar Sani Uthman Islamiyya School in the FCT area of Abuja, on Monday, January 6.
The FCT police spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, said Mallam Adamu Ashimu, the proprietor of the school, has been arrested, following the tragic incident.
Adeh confirmed this in a statement on Tuesday and said investigations revealed that two visitors were killed when the device detonated in the school.
Source: TheTalk.NG
