People gather around the site of Sunday's suicide attack in Kaduna, Nigeria, Tuesday. Photo: AP
Few days after Easter Sunday’s bomb explosion within the Kaduna metropolis, the city recorded another bomb scare on Tuesday.
This incident took place few metres from the scene of last Sunday’s blast which killed several people.
Residents and commuters reportedly noticed a bag placed near a pole on the middle of the road, causing panic and confusion as residents thought the bag contained explosives and the police was immediately alerted on the discovery.
Eye witnesses told The Nation that when the police arrived and cordoned off the place, none of them was willing to move near the object until one young man within the neigbourhood came, move towards it and struck the bag with a long stick while the crowd that was already building up cheered him on.
One of the eyewitnesses said, “The boy, named Abdullahi Olya came from Jemaa Road. He used the stick to touch the bag and nothing happened. The people around started hailing him while the police watched.
“Realizing that the bag does not contain any explosive device, the boy went to the place, picked it up, emptied the content and people around started clapping for him. But the police moved in and arrested the boy.”
“The boy’s arrest further created confusion in the area as many of those present rose in his defense. They threatened a showdown with the police, a situation that caused serious traffic hold up in the area as motorists had to turn towards the Nasarawa Road and came into Kaduna town through the Katsina Road roundabout, “the eyewitness added.
This incident took place few metres from the scene of last Sunday’s blast which killed several people.
Residents and commuters reportedly noticed a bag placed near a pole on the middle of the road, causing panic and confusion as residents thought the bag contained explosives and the police was immediately alerted on the discovery.
Eye witnesses told The Nation that when the police arrived and cordoned off the place, none of them was willing to move near the object until one young man within the neigbourhood came, move towards it and struck the bag with a long stick while the crowd that was already building up cheered him on.
One of the eyewitnesses said, “The boy, named Abdullahi Olya came from Jemaa Road. He used the stick to touch the bag and nothing happened. The people around started hailing him while the police watched.
“Realizing that the bag does not contain any explosive device, the boy went to the place, picked it up, emptied the content and people around started clapping for him. But the police moved in and arrested the boy.”
“The boy’s arrest further created confusion in the area as many of those present rose in his defense. They threatened a showdown with the police, a situation that caused serious traffic hold up in the area as motorists had to turn towards the Nasarawa Road and came into Kaduna town through the Katsina Road roundabout, “the eyewitness added.
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