Many police officers were feared dead in Thursday’s bomb blast at the headquarters of Nigerian Police Anti-Bomb Squad in Adamawa State.
The
blast, which occurred shortly before noon, affected all buildings within the
office of the Anti-Bomb Squad, including the State Investigation Bureau (SIB),
and Motor Traffic Division (MTD).
The
Commissioner of Police in Adamawa State, Mohammed Gazali, said most of the
victims of the explosion were police personnel. He did not give figures of
casualties.
Mr.
Gazali said the blast was caused by bombs recovered from Boko Haram insurgents
and warehoused by the police alongside other crime exhibits.
“Policemen
were mostly affected and we don’t know the actual casualties for now as the
place is not yet safe for us to go in,” Mr. Gazali said.
The
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the explosion also affected the walls
of nearby Majalisa Primary School where some pupils were injured.
The
state Commissioner for Information, Ahmad Sajoh, confirmed that the pupils
sustained minor injuries and had been treated and discharged from hospital.
- Premium Times
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