At the very least ten kids had been injured on Saturday after an explosion rocked Kidandan village, Giwa Native Authorities Space of Kaduna State.
The youngsters had been reportedly enjoying with an object they found in a close-by bush when the incident occurred.
It was decided that whereas the kids had been tinkering with the item suspected of being a bomb, it exploded.
The village head, Alhaji Abubakar Ruka, who confirmed the incident, mentioned the kids had been rushed to Ahmadu Bello College Educating Hospital and Shika Hospital in Zaria for remedy.
He mentioned the names of the victims had been at present being collected, including that police had additionally visited the group.
“The incident occurred at present (Saturday) when the kids had been enjoying with an object they discovered close to the bush. The item immediately exploded on them.
“Ten of them had been injured and there have been no fatalities, however they had been taken to hospital for remedy. Proper now I’m gathering their names,” he added.
In the meantime, bandits have killed a college principal, Idris Abu Sufyan, and kidnapped his spouse and her child at Kuriga village alongside the Kaduna-Birnin Gwari freeway in Kaduna.
The bandits stormed the village on Thursday night, shot him lifeless and took the girl and her son to an unknown vacation spot.
One of many late director's pals, Sabiu Gayam, introduced the buddy's demise on his Fb web page, saying he was attacked by hoodlums.
The message learn: “To Allah we belong and to Him we are going to return!!!
“I simply obtained the information of Mal's demise. Idris Abu Sufyan Kuriga who was killed by thieves final night time taking his solely spouse, Malam Idris was the principal of Authorities Secondary College, KURIGA was my secondary instructor and my colleague at Governement Junior Secondary College, GAYAM earlier than he turned principal in Kuriga.
“I ship my condolence message to his household and the individuals of Kuriga. Could Allah have mercy on him. Lallai! It is a nice loss for us as people contemplating the necessary contribution he makes to the schooling and improvement of the nation.
“Malam Idris is a hardworking particular person and tries to offer college students a great schooling.”
When contacted, Police Public Relations Officer Mansir Hassan confirmed the 2 incidents to Sunday PUNCH on Saturday.
“Sure. The youngsters really selected an object from a close-by bush. As they performed with the item, it exploded on them.
“Now we have despatched our Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit to the scene of the incident to evaluate the state of affairs. However 9 individuals had been injured.
Concerning the homicide of the varsity principal and kidnapping of his spouse and son, the police spokesman mentioned, safety officers had been monitoring the state of affairs.
“Safety companies and never simply the police are doing their greatest to rescue the kidnapped lady and her son and arrest the perpetrators,” he mentioned.
