An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) detonated at an Islamiyyah school in the Kuchibiyu Community of Bwari Area Council, Abuja, killing one student and injuring four others.
The deceased student, whose identity is yet to be confirmed, reportedly bore a substance suspected to be an improvised explosive device (IED) when it detonated, causing chaos within the school premises.
Premium Times reported that the emergency and security personnel, including a police bomb disposal squad, have arrived at the scene of an explosion, with injured victims rushed to the hospital for treatment.
A security source revealed that the deceased student was carrying a substance suspected to be an improvised explosive device (IED) when it detonated.
The explosion injured other students and caused widespread panic at the scene.
The source also disclosed that the students involved were recently admitted to the school, having resumed on January 3, 2025.
The police had yet to comment on the incident as at the time of filing this report.
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