One Killed, Four Injured As Explosion Rocks Abuja Islamiyyah School 

 

From Victor Osula, Abuja

 

 

At least one person was killed and four others injured on Monday afternoon, following an explosion at an Islamiyyah school in the Kuchibiyi community of Bwari Area Council, Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Residents in the area said emergency response teams, including the police bomb disposal squad, arrived at the scene, to rush injured victims to a nearby hospital for medical attention.

According to reports, a deceased student may have been carrying a substance suspected to be an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) when it detonated.

Authorities in the FCT, including the police, have yet to comment on the incident.