- IED explosion in Kabala West, Kaduna South LGA
Terrorists on Saturday afternoon invaded Kaduna International Airport, preventing an aircraft belonging to AZMAN Airline scheduled for Lagos from taking off.
During the invasion of the airport, the terrorists killed a staff of Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) who they shot on the head around the runway area of the airport.
The invasion of the runway by the terrorists stopped the take off of the AZMAN aircraft from taking off at about 12.30pm because of the presence of the bandits at the runway of the airport.
Already, the military have reinforced troops around the airport area even as workers and passengers and residents of the airport area live in fear.
Already, the reinforcement has seen over 13 truckloads of soldiers deployed in the general area.
Meanwhile, an explosion suspected to be from an Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) occurred at the Kabala West area in Kaduna South Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
But Kaduna State Police Command Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mohammed Jalige, who confirmed the incident in a statement, but denied casualties.
The statement stated: “Yes, there was an explosion suspected to be from an IED. But so far, there is no casualty recorded in the incident contrary to reports making the rounds.
“The anti-bomb squad has been deployed to the scene to analyse the particles we got from the place.’’
But the Police assertion is being disputed by residents with one James Inusa, claiming that there were many casualties.
“I saw dead bodies, I saw people with bleeding heads and arms. I saw those writhing on the ground in pains”, he stated.
Another resident, identified as Jacob was quoted to have said, “I can confirm there were some casualties in the bomb explosion this morning though we cannot ascertain the number of the dead as at now.
“Some people were also injured in the explosion. I know of a young man who has a shop around that Kabala West area who was injured and was rushed to a hospital. We are still taking stock and I will give you a feedback when we are sure of the casualty figure,” Jacob