The Kaduna State Police Commissioner, Alhaji Umar Shehu , has confirmed that 25 people died following the bomb explosion that occurred along Alkali Road. But sources around the area said that about 35 people lost their lives in the bomb attack. And just as the security agencies were
attending to the first bomb attack, another one also occurred around Kawo area of Kaduna city. No details were obtained as at the time of filing this report..
However, the Alkali road incident is near Murtala Square, where muslim faithful had gathered to round up the Ramadan Tafsir led by a prominent Islamic Scholar, Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi.
Sources said the attack must have been targeted at the Islamic scholar.
The bomb exploded few minutes after the programme which ended at about 1:00pm, killing people who were just leaving the venue of the event through Alkali road.
Details to follow
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