By Correspondent in Kaduna.
The Kaduna State Police command has confirmed an explosion, suspected to be an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), which occurred on Sunday night in Kabala West area of Kaduna South local government area of Kaduna State.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Muhammad Jalige, confirmed the incident to journalists on Monday in Kaduna.
According to him, “The explosion is suspected to be IED, there is no casualty recorded in the incident. There was nobody in the building when it exploded. It happened Sunday night around 21:45p.m.
“The anti-bomb squad has been deployed to the scene to analyse the particles we got from the place,”he said.
ASP Jalige added that details of the explosion were being investigated, adding that findings would be made available to journalists, as soon as it is completed but urged residents of the area to remain calm.
According to Wikipedia,animprovised explosive device is a bomb constructed and deployed in ways other than in conventional military action. It says that the device may be constructed of conventional military explosives, such as an artillery shell, attached to a detonating mechanism. It adds that IEDs are commonly used as roadside bombs, or homemade bombs.
Edited by Dada Ahmed.
