By Correspondent in Lokoja.
At least three persons were feared dead and many others injured in an explosion in Kabba, Kogi state on Wednesday evening.
The Reporters gathered from sources that the incident occurred at a beer parlour around Lewu Junction, Kabba at about 9.45 p.m. at the peak of merry-making spree.
“I heard a loud sound not far from where I was and as I went there, I saw three bodies while the injured were taken to St. John’s General Hospital, Kabba for medical attention,” one of the sources said.
Another source,an Okada rider, who wants to be known simply as Dele, described the incident as “bomb blast”, citing the devasting sound of the incident, the death of three persons and the injured to butress his point.
However,the Commissioner of Police in Kogi, CP Edward Egbuka, who confirmed the incident said the incident was a gas explosion and not a bomb blast.
The police boss said his officers were on top of the situation, adding that he would give more details on the explosion after the completion of investigations on the incident.
Edited by Dada Ahmed.
