An explosion has rocked a private school in Sabongariquarters of Kano state, killing scores of people including students.
The school, Daily Telescope gathered is located along Aba road by court road, an area predominantly occupied by non-indigenes.
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The bomb was said to to went up few minutes to 10am when students were taking lessons in their respective classes.
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Confirming the incident to newsmen, the Sarkin of Muhammadu Abubakar Rimi Market popularly known as Kasuwa Sabongari, Alhaji Nafiu Nuhu Indabo, described the disaster as unfortunate.
Indabo lamented that though many traders did not report to the market as at the time of the incident, however, the few that have opened their shops have already closed and left due to the fear of the unknown.
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“It is unfortunate that this bomb blast is happening at this critical time when many people are struggling to get what they will take home for their families. We have closed our shops because miscreants can easily take the advantage of the blast to loot our goods,” he lamented.
Efforts to reach to the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa proved abortive, as all his mobile phones were switched off.
