An explosion at an Islamiyyah school in the Kuchibiyi community of Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has reportedly resulted in the death of a student.
According to Premium Times, the incident, which occurred around noon on Monday, left four others critically injured.
Emergency response teams, including the police bomb disposal squad, promptly arrived at the scene, while the injured were rushed to the hospital for medical attention.
A security source disclosed that the student who died was allegedly carrying an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) when it detonated.
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“The dead student, whose identity is yet to be ascertained, bore the substance suspected to be IED while it exploded and injured the other students, thereby causing pandemonium in the centre.
“the students involved were recently admitted into the school and that they resumed on 3rd January 2025,” the security source was quoted as saying.
Josephine Adeh, spokesperson of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command, could not be reached for comments.