By Daniel Tyokua
The chairman of Bwari Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), John Gabaya has said there was an explosion at Islamiyyah school, Kuchibiyu community in the council.
Confirming the incident in a telephone on Monday, he said the explosion claimed life of a student with four others injured .
Gabaya explained that the proprietor of the school brought some children from Katsina to commence teaching and learning.
According to him, prior to the explosion, he had reported the activities of the school to the Divisional Police Officer for investigation.
He said the area has been thrown into pandemonium following the explosion.
Gabaya said police operatives and a bomb squad have since been deployed in the scene of the explosion.
“Yes, there was an explosion in an Islamiyyah school today, one of the students was killed with four others injured.
“I don’t know the owner of the school but he brought in some children from Katsina state to the place in Kuchibiyu, I have reported his activities to the Divisional Police officer for investigation”
Meanwhile, effort to get comments from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command at the time of filling the report proved abortive as the phone of the Spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, was not reachable.
