There has reportedly been a bomb explosion in the Galadima Kogo, Shiroro Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State.
Residents in the community were said to have sent multiple distress signals over the incident.
A security analyst identified as @secmxx disclosed the information via his Twitter handle, stating an unspecified number of residents are currently feared dead and injured.
A Facebook user, Massanja Danlami, wrote: “Shiroro Local Government on Fire especially Galkogo community need our prayers. Many lives have lost (sic). Oh Allah protect us”.
Another user, Beli Abubakar Nasiru, wrote: “Innalillahi Wa innailaihirrajiun. Reports coming in, from the Bomb blast that occurred today in Galadima Galkogo in Shiroro LGA is not good at all a lot of casualties. Ya Allah has mercy on us”.
The Whistler in a conversation with the State’s Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Emmanuel Umar, confirmed the attack.
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Umar, however, debunked the report of an explosion, refusing to state the nature of the incident and when it occurred.
He said, “There is an attack that happened, and I am in the middle of an emergency now, but get it correctly, it is not an explosion, but we are trying to find out what truly happened”.
Umar noted that details of the incident would be communicated shortly.
