The Nigeria Police has confirmed that two people died from an explosion that occurred at an Islamic School in Byazhin area of Abuja, Federal Capital Territory.
The Police gave the name of the school as Tsangayar Sani Uthman Islamiyya.
A statement by Public Relations Officer in the FCT, SP Josephine Adeh said the tragic incident occurred at about 11:00 am on Monday.
According to her, upon receiving a distress call from the community leader in the area, a team of police operatives, including the Command’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team were deployed.
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Adeh said the victims were promptly evacuated and rushed to the hospital for medical attention during the rescue operation.
She said the area was immediately cordoned off to protect residents and facilitate a thorough investigation by the police team.
“Preliminary investigations revealed that three men from Katsina visited the owner of the Islamic school, Malam Adamu Ashimu.
“The three visitors are suspected to have brought the explosive device with them.
“Tragically, two of the men died in the explosion while tampering with the improvised explosive device (IED), on the school veranda while the third man and a female trader sustained severe injuries and are currently receiving treatment under police guard,” she said.
Adeh said the FCT Bomb Squad had confirmed that the incident was an IED explosion, adding that remnants of the device had been recovered.
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She said the owner of the school had been taken into custody for questioning, adding that further findings would be communicated to the public in due course.
She said the Commissioner of Police in charge of the FCT, Mr Olatunji Disu, enjoined the public to remain vigilant and report any suspicious activity, behavior or items with explosive device resemblance to the police.
