No fewer than 10 children were fatally injured on Saturday as an explosion rocked Kidandan Village in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
Our correspondent gathered that the incident occurred Saturday afternoon as children who had gone into the bush to fetch firewood returned home with a strange object suspected to be an improvised explosive device (IED).
The village head of Kidandan, Alhaji Abubakar Umar, confirmed the incident, saying that “we thank God; there was no death, but 10 people were injured.
“The injured children have been taken to the hospital for treatment. Right now, I am compiling their names,” he said.
He also said that operatives of the Nigeria Police had visited the community as of Saturday evening.
Explaining what happened, Councilor Representing Kidandan Ward, Hon. Abdullahi Ismail said the children picked up the object in the bush where they went to fetch firewood, and they were bringing it home when it exploded.
“I was told the children picked the object in the bush when they went looking for firewood. It exploded and injured them badly,” he said.
The intestine of one of the victims was pulped out, while others had their legs and arms broken.
Spokesman of the Kaduna State Police Command, ASP Mansir Hassan did not respond to calls put to him for confirmation of the incident.