Residents of Kabba in Kogi State are currently living in fear after a bomb blast hit the city on Sunday night.
Reports say the incident occurred in the late hours of Sunday.
Security personnel told SaharaReporters that the bomb explosion is linked to the Islamic State-backed faction of Boko Haram, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP).
Giving its own account, the State Police Command explained that the explosion happened in the Kabba Town of Kabbah-Bunu Local Government Area of the state.
Hours after the incident, the command’s Public Relations Officer, William Ovye-Ayaz confirmed the blast to newsmen in Lokoja, the state capital, noting that no human casualty was recorded in the blast.
He explained that the explosion happened precisely at Omofemi Bar at Okepadi Quarters, a drinking joint in Kabba, around 9.15 p.m. on Sunday.
Ovye-Azaz said: “As it is now, there is no casualty, but only chairs and tables and the building is affected by the yet to be determined nature of the explosion.
“Already the Commissioner of Police, Mr Edward Egbuka, has directed our DC Investigations and the Bomb detective Squad to move to the scene to ascertain the very nature of the explosion.
“The police is on top of the situation as our officers and men drafted to the area have cordoned the place until an investigation reveals the real cause of the explosion.”
The PPRO lamented that it was unfortunate that criminal elements are out to disrupt the prevailing peace we are enjoying in Kogi.
He also stated that, “We shall not rest until we bring to book such elements and let them see the need for maintenance of peace in our society.”
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