Police in Katsina State have confirmed a suspected bomb blast on a farm belonging to Hussaini Mai Kwai in Malumfashi Local Government Area of the State killing 5 children while 6 others sustained various degree of injuries.
The police in a statement by the Command’s spokesperson SP Gambo Isah said, “Today being 18/07/2020 at about 11:30hrs, DPO Malumfashi reported that a loud sound was heard inside the farm of one Alhaji Hussaini Mai Kwai. On receipt of the information, the Dpo led Operation Puff Adder to the scene where there was a suspected case of Bomb explosion which killed five young children of one person, by name Alhaji Adamu of Yammama village, Malumfashi area council of the state.
According to the statement, the explosion also injured 6 other children who were sitting under the tree inside the farm who were said to be there to cut grasses for animals’ feed.
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Isah added that, the injured children have been evacuated to Malumfashi General Hospital for treatment as the scene has since been cordoned while detectives from Explosives Ordinance Device and Criminal Investigative Department are presently conducting their investigations
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
