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Nigeria: Death Toll From Nigeria Explosion Rises to Nine
VOA, 18 May 2022
The NEMA head in Kano, Nura Abdullahi, told VOA that the rescue operations came to an end Tuesday evening. Read more »
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Nigeria: Nine Bodies Recovered At Scene of Kano Explosion - Agency
Premium Times, 17 May 2022
The police earlier confirmed that four people were killed in the explosion Read more »
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Nigeria: Kano Explosion - NEMA Recovers 9 Bodies From Collapsed Building
Leadership, 17 May 2022
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said it has so far recovered nine bodies from the rubbles of a collapsed building beside a primary school at Aba Road in Sabon Gari… Read more »
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Nigeria: Many Injured in Explosion in Nigeria's Kano State
VOA, 17 May 2022
Police in Nigeria's Kano state say four people have died following an explosion near a school Tuesday morning. Read more »
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Nigeria: Kano Explosion - Death Toll Rises to Nine
Daily Trust, 17 May 2022
The death toll in the gas explosion which occurred at Aba by Court road in Sabon Gari, Fagge Local Government Area of Kano State on Tuesday morning, has increased to nine. Read more »
Death Toll in Blast Near School in Nigeria's Kano State Rises
The authorities say at least nine people have been killed in an explosion near a primary school in the northern city of Kano on 17 May 2022.
Many people were injured, including young schoolchildren.
Part of the school's roof was also been blown off. Police are still investigating the cause of the blast but initial reports suggest it was caused by a gas cylinder in a welding shop.
News of the blast caused tension and panic in the community as parents rushed to schools to withdraw their children.
