The incident occurred on Friday, March 3, 2023, at Rumuekpe under Emohua Local Government Area.
The casualty figure is speculated to be more than a dozen, though no official confirmation as at press time.
Available information has it that the explosion, which also consumed vehicles, emanated from the tapping point of a pipeline.
Daily Post gathered that a driver had loaded one of the buses at the location with crude oil packaged in bags.
Preparing to move the petroleum product away from the scene, he started the vehicle engine, which triggered a blast.
The man and others nearby are among the fatalities.
Explosion Rocks APC Campaign Rally In Rivers State
There was pandemonium as suspected dynamite exploded during the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign rally in Port Harcourt, capital of Rivers State, today, Thursday, January 19, 2022.
“At least three persons, mostly women who were at the venue of the rally sustained various degrees of injuries from the explosion suspected to be dynamite,” according to a report by Daily Independent.
It said that “though the cause of the explosion could not be known immediately, some eyewitnesses alleged that it was a stick of dynamite planted at the Igbokwu playground popularly known as Ojukwu field in mile one area of the state capital.”
Yobe: 7-Year-Old Pupil Injured Following Explosion In Damaturu
A seven-year-old Almajiri pupil has been injured after a suspected explosive device detonated at Nayinawa forest area of Damaturu, the Yobe State capital.
The incident is said to have occurred around 9 am on Sunday when a heavy sound was heard in the area causing the residents to scamper for safety. However, there was no reported loss of life.
Although the cause of the incident is still unclear, the Police Public Relations Officer in Yobe State, Dungus Abdulkarim told Channels Television via telephone conversation that the Anti-Bomb Squad has been dispatched to the scene of the incident.
“Yes, we are aware of the incident, but the information is still sketchy. We have dispatched our Anti-Bomb Squad to the scene, and we will inform you of the outcome,” the police spokesman said.
“The victim has been taken to hospital for medication because he was the only person injured.”
Some eyewitnesses further claimed a chisel and knife were found on a mat where the incident happened.
“It’s been a long time since we heard of such a panicking sound. I was going to the market when the incident happened and on reaching the scene, I saw a chisel and knife among other tools,” a resident, identified as Adamu Hassan said.
Meanwhile, the victim has since been rushed to a specialists’ hospital in Damaturu for medication.
Yobe is one of the states in the North-East affected by the over a decade-long Boko Haram insurgency. Other states are neighbouring Borno and Adamawa.
It has yet to be ascertained if Sunday’s explosion is linked to the insurgents.
The incident is coming about seven months after a similar explosion occurred at a relaxation centre in the Abasha Ward, Gashua Local Government Area of Yobe State.
During the April 24 attack, one person was confirmed dead with seven others injured in a pub some residents were drinking.
Source: Daily Post
