Explosion Kills two terrorists in Kaduna

 

Bomb exploded in Kaduna today killing two people who were reported to be conveying the bomb while on MOTORCYCLE AT ALI AKILU ROAD BY ABAPA, KADUNA ON TUESDAY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THERE was a loud explosion on the ever busy Ali Akilu Road in the Kaduna metropolis, a commercial centre close to the state House of Assembly and one of the biggest mosques in Kaduna at about 3:30 p.m.

The two suicide bombers bearing the explosive device were said to have died.

It was gathered that the two men were carrying an object, which looked like a television set, while heading towards the Ungwan Seriki Area, but luck ran out of them as the object exploded before they got to their destination.

The mosque was said to be hosting the final round of the Tasfir normally carried out during the holy month of Ramadan.

A swam of bees invaded the area immediately after the explosion, forcing onlookers to cut leaves to drive away the bees while security operatives had to shoot canisters of teargas apparently to ward off the bees.

Many residents, including journalists, that went to the scene were stung by the bees.

An eyewitness told the Nigerian Tribune that she was passing by the area when she heard the blast and ran there only to see three persons lying on the ground with their motorcycles affected by the explosion.

“I was coming from the house, going to plait my hair when I heard the sound. I thought it was a gunshot. Then I saw the three of them and three motorcycles; they were all lying on the ground and two of them were dead, while one of them was still moving. Then, the bees spread around and started stinging people.”

The Acting Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abubakar Balteh, who confirmed the explosion, said, “two people were carrying an object suspected to be an Improvised Explosive Device on a motorbike from Singer roundabout towards Lugard Hall roundabout, close to the NNPC filling station, the device exploded and killed the two of them.