An explosion has again occurred in Galadima Kogo community, Shiroro local government area of Niger State.
This came few days after similar explosion killed 10 people in the same locality.
Shiroro is the epicenter of bandit activities in Niger State.
Yusuf Kokki, co-convener of Concerned Shiroro Youths, disclosed in a statement that the explosion occurred late into the evening on Friday.
He said, “The security operatives stationed at Erena, who usually patrol the area, reported that they heard the explosion while they were on their way to Kuta this evening.
“They heard the explosion twice, immediately after their vehicle passed Galadima Kogo village.”
Commissioner for local government and chieftaincy affairs, Emmanuel Umar was also quoted to have confirmed the incident.
“We are not sure what the explosion is. It could be anything — a burst tyre or a gas explosion,” he said.
“We will not be able to tell exactly what it is at the moment because I heard a car passed and then an explosion happened.
“We are hearing different versions of the story, so we can’t hold onto any for now until our experts have visited the scene and carried out preliminary investigations,” he noted.
