Six persons have been reported killed and eight injured when a commercial car exploded on the Bagega – Anka road in Zamfara State on Thursday, with record having it that the road has over the years become one of the most vulnerable roads in the state.
Penpushing reports that a security agent who was part of the rescuers disclosed that six passengers in the car died instantly as it took emergency workers over 20 minutes to arrive the scene.
The source added that eight injured passengers which include a woman, her child and six men were taken to the primary healthcare centre in Bagega, explaining that the Volkswagen Golf saloon was taking passengers from Bagega to Anka when it hit the explosive device.
Penpushing further reports that a resident of Bagega, whose brother was among those injured, said the family received a call from a soldier about the incident, explaining that when he got to the hospital, he learnt that it was a bomb planted by bandits on the road
The Zamfara State Police Command Public Relations Officer Yazid Abubakar, as at the time of filing this report was yet to issue any official statement on the development, while it is recalled that prior to December 2024 when Dogo Gide, a notorious bandits’ leader planted four IEDs in southern Maru area of the state, explosions were rare in Zamfara state.
Penpushing also reports that, record, however, has it that this year alone, six cases have been reported, most of them occurring on the Tsafe – Funtua highway in Bukkuyum, area and in the Anka area.
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