About Thirty Two others sustained various degree of injuries and were rushed to the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Shika for treatment.
The bomb was said to have exploded at about 9:45 am yesterday at the
secretariat of Sabon Gari Local Government where hundreds of people had
gathered for the workers verification exercise being embarked upon by
the state government.
Eye witness said the bomb exploded in the middle of the crowd that had gathered at the council secretariat for the exercise.
"It exploded in the middle of the crowd, I am not in a position to say
whether it was a suicide bomber or the bomb was planted there. It just
exploded and the whole place was thrown into confusion as people started
scampering for safety" he said.
“The blast went off as the residents welcomed the new chairman of the interim management committee of the local government to his office at the secretariat. Some local government staff from Lere and Ikara were also undergoing biometric verification at the venue.
“The Kaduna State Government has expressed its sadness at this mindless attack on our citizens. It has condoled with the victims and is coordinating the treatment of the survivors" the statement said.
The government further reiterated the ban on commercial motorcycle
popularly known as Okada, warning that the law will be strictly
enforced.
News Reported by; John Shiklam in Kaduna