Again, bomb explosion rocks Niger community

This was contained in a statement issued by a Co- convener, Concerned Shiroro Youths of Niger State, Mallam Sani Abubakar Yusuf Kokki.

The explosion was coming barely five days  after bomb blasts suspected to be  Impoverised Explosives  Ordinance Devices took place last Monday in the same community, last Monday, killing no fewer than about four Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) attached to the state’s Command of the organization.

According to the statement issued and made available to Journalists over the weekend in Minna, the casualty figure could not be ascertained immediately, while the affected areas were yet unaccessible due to fears of further possible explosions.

It added, however, that though preliminary reports were not,  suggestive of any loss, praying “May Almighty Allah continue to ease our predicaments by urgently coming to our rescue (Ameen).”

Meanwhile, concerted efforts by our reporter to confirm the incident from the Police Public Relations Officer, Niger State Command, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, was however unsuccessful as of the time of filing this report on Saturday in Minna.

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