Many feared dead as explosion hits Kano

BREAKING NEWS: Many feared dead in Sabon Gari, Kano Nigeria as explosion hits primary school

                         

An explosion went off in the Sabon Gari area of Kano State on Tuesday, with many feared killed.

An eyewitness told The Guardian that the explosion, which hit Aba road in Sabon Gari, also left many injured.

Kano State Commissioner of Police CP Sama’ila Dikko confirmed the explosion but said it was not a bomb blast.

“It wasn’t a bomb blast. It’s a gas cylinder explosion,” Dikko said.

“The seller’s shop is on the ground floor of the building where the school is located. So, when the cylinder exploded, it brought down the building and the pupils got injured. There wasn’t a bomb blast.”