Police Commence Investigations After Suspected Bomb Explosion Rocks Katsina Village
Katsina, usually referred to as Katsina State to distinguish it from the city of Katsina, is a state in North West zone of Nigeria.The police in Katsina have commenced investigations into a suspected bomb explosion at Yammama village in Malumfashi Local Government Area of the state on Saturday.However, in a statement released by spokesman Gambo Isah, the Katsina police put the number of the dead at five, with six injured.
“At about 11:30hrs, DPO Malumfashi reported that a loud sound was heard inside the farm of one Alhaji Hussaini Mai Kwai,” the police said.“On receipt of the information, the DPO led Operation Puff Adder to the scene where there was a suspected case of bomb explosion which killed five young children of one person, by name Alhaji Adamu of Yammawa village, Malumfashi LGA of Katsina state.”“The injured children have been evacuated to Malumfashi General Hospital for treatment,” the police said.
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