Kano State Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, led early responders, including the Command’s team of Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), Chemical Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Wears Personnel, who arrived and secured the scene to avert further damage.
The scene was immediately cordoned off to restrict access as a precautionary measure, and the police EOD Personnel professionally recovered seven suspected devices without injury.
According to a statement on Saturday by the Command’s deputy spokesperson, DSP Hussaini Abdullahi, a distress call was received from the Marketing Manager of Yongxing Steel Company located along Ring Road, Mariri Quarters, Kano, Mr. Ibrahim Udazu, about an explosion that occurred in the factory premises that seriously injured some people.
Preliminary investigation reveals that the explosion occurred from a truck loaded with scraps from Damaturu, Yobe State, while offloading at the company’s premises.
As a result, fifteen people sustained varying degrees of injury and were immediately rushed to Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital. Regrettably, five of the victims died while receiving treatment. Meanwhile, others are responding to treatment.
The State Commissioner of Police has directed a detailed investigation and urges the public to remain calm and be vigilant while cooperating with the police to get to the root cause of the unfortunate incident.
The Command requests residents to kindly report any useful information or suspicious activities to the Police through our emergency contact numbers: 08032419754, 08123821575, 09029292926.
