Kano: Police Say Explosion Was From Gas, Not Bomb

By Gideon Njoku

The Kano State Police has said that the fatal explosion which occurred at the Sabon Gari area of Kano was not a bomb but a gas explosion.

Earlier reports had attributed the blast to a bomb explosion targeted at a Prmary School.

However, the State Commissioner of Police,  Samaila Dikko, say it was a gas explosion.

The Kano State Government, which has also confirmed the story through the Commissioner for Information,  Malam Muhammed Garba, said the explosion happened opposite a School, at an Animal Feeds Store, Aba Road, Sabon Gari.

Both the Government and Police confirm that rescue operations are on.

Already, six persons have been rescued and taken to hospital, and three recovered dead.