Abuja Explosion: A Student Brought The Bomb To School – Eyewitness

Tragedy struck at Sani Uthman Islamiyya School, Kuchibuyi Village, Bwari Area Council, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Monday when an explosive device brought to the school by a student detonated, killing two and injuring two others.

According to Channels TV, eyewitnesses reported that the device was brought to the school by a student who had arrived from Katsina State a day before the incident.

“The explosive detonated at the point the boy from Katsina was showing the object to another child in the school,” an eyewitness said.

The student who brought the device died instantly, while the second boy succumbed to injuries later at the hospital.

Two survivors, a young girl and another boy, are currently receiving treatment. The girl is at Kubwa General Hospital, while the boy has been referred to the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital for further care.

The Federal Capital Territory police have since sealed off the school as investigations continue.

The FCT Police Spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, in a statement released on Monday, said the explosives were brought into the school premises by three men, contradicting eyewitness accounts.

She said, “The area was immediately cordoned off to protect residents and facilitate a thorough investigation.

“Preliminary investigations revealed that three men from Katsina had visited the owner of the Islamic school, Mallam Adamu Ashimu.

“The three visitors are suspected of having 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.

“The FCT Bomb Squad has confirmed that it was an IED explosion, as remnants of the device have been recovered.”