Five persons have sustained injuries following the explosion of an improvised explosive device along the Takalafiya–Gadar Zaima road in Bukkuyum LGA of Zamfara state. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency and security analysis platform, the incident happened on Thursday. The report said a motorcycle conveying five passengers triggered the explosive device while travelling along the…
The Kebbi State Police Command has said that the explosion at the General Hospital in Bagudo was caused by an inferno, not explosives or aerial activity. It was earlier reported that the incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday and triggered panic among residents, but no casualties were recorded, the police confirmed. Police Public…
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has confirmed that an explosion occurred on Saturday morning at the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) facility in Kaduna, leaving one person dead and others injured. In a statement issued by the Director of Defence Information, Brigadier General Tukur Gusau, the explosion occurred during the destruction of expired materials, including…
Four people have been reported killed following an explosion along the Katarko-Goniri Road in the Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State. The explosion also injured 21 other people mostly residents of the Gotala Community. It was gathered that the victims of the explosion from an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) were on their way to…
No fewer than seven commuters have been killed by an explosion along the Maiduguri-Damboa Road. The explosion reportedly followed an Improvised Explosive Device, IED, planted by Boko Haram terrorists on the dilapidated and deserted road which passes through the Sambisa forest. It was said to have happened while cars on a scheduled military-escorted convoy were…
Scene of the explosion At least 50 traders and customers have been severely injured following a gunpowder explosion at the weekly Talata Mafara Market in Zamfara. Zamfara State Commissioner of Police, Muhammad Dalijan, confirmed the number of injuries and stated that the police command had deployed its Anti-Bomb Squad to the scene to assess the…
Tragedy struck on Saturday in Enugu when a petrol tanker exploded along the Ugwu Onyeama section of the Enugu -Onitsha Expressway, killing at least 15 people, including three children. The tragedy occurred around 11:30 a.m. when a fuel-laden tanker reportedly overturned while navigating the hilly and busy expressway. The resulting explosion sparked a massive fire,…
An explosion suspected to be a bomb has rocked an Islamiyyah school in the Kuchibiyu Community of Bwari Area Council, Abuja, killing one student and injuring four others. A report by Premium Times said the incident occurred around noon on Monday, January 6, 2025. The deafening explosion reportedly sent shockwaves through the quiet community located…
At least seven terrorists belonging to the Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, has been killed in an explosion. The development occurred while the terrorists were attempting to prepare improvised explosive devices, IEDs. Zagazola Makama, a Lake Chad Basin counterterrorism and insurgency expert, made this known in a post on his X handle on Tuesday….
