The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed that at least nine people have died in an explosion in the Sabon Gari area of Kano state on Tuesday morning,and corpses recovered from the scene of the explosion.
Penpushing reports that the agency spokesperson, Manzo Ezekiel, confirmed this as at the time of filing this report, explaining that the Director-General, Mustapha Habib, who visited the scene of the explosion, coordinated the rescue operations.
“Nine dead bodies have been recovered so far from the rubbles of a collapsed building beside a primary school following explosions from a gas cylinder at Aba Road in Sabon Gari area of Kano. Director-General National Emergency Management Agency, Mustapha Habib Ahmed, was at the site of the incident and coordinated the rescue operations”, he said.
“He mobilised excavators being used for the rescue operations and said NEMA team will ensure complete removal of the rubbles to retrieve all trapped persons. Furthermore, the DG instructed the NEMA rescue team to remain at the site until the conclusion of the rescue and to work together with security agencies and other response organisations present at the location.
Penpushing further reports that, the statement said as at the time of filing this report, National Emergency Management Agency(NEMA) was busy coordinating the rescue operations involving members of Nigerian Red Cross, Military, Nigerian Police Force and Civil Defence Corps
“NEMA is presently coordinating the rescue operations involving members, Nigerian Red Cross, military, the Nigerian Police, Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps, Kano SEMA, the official statement said.
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