An explosion at an Islamiyyah school in the Kuchibiyu community, located in the Bwari area council, about 42 kilometres from Abuja city centre, has claimed the life of one student and injured four others.
The incident, which occurred on Monday, reportedly involved a substance suspected to be an improvised explosive device (IED).
It was gathered that the deceased student, whose identity remains undisclosed, was carrying the device when it detonated.
Emergency and security personnel, including the police bomb disposal squad, arrived at the scene of the explosion, and the injured victims were rushed to the hospital for treatment.
According to an anonymous eyewitness, “The deceased student, whose identity remains unknown, was carrying a substance suspected to be an improvised explosive device (IED) when it detonated, injuring other students and causing chaos in the school,” he said.
He further revealed that the affected students had recently been admitted to the school, resuming on January 3, 2025.
Attempts to reach school authorities for comment have so far been unsuccessful.
However, the chairman of the council, John Gabaya, confirmed the incident, saying that immediately he got the information, he told the DPO to take the Mallam, who brought the students from Katsina for interrogation.
“But in the scene there, one person died instantly. The three other persons were rushed to the hospital. There were four, according to what the mallam said. There is this other girl that was selling “Awara”; she was also affected,” he said.
The chairman said that it was the Mallam who brought the children from Katsina to the school in the community.
