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5 Injured, Shops, Houses Razed As Gas Explosion Rocks Jigawa
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Jigawa said on Tuesday that five people were injured from a suspected smuggled gas that exploded in Babura Local Government Area of the state.
The spokesman of the NSCDC, CSC Adamu Shehu, who confirmed the incident in Dutse said that the explosion also damaged shops and houses.
Also, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, DSP Lawan Shiisu, confirmed the incident.
He said that 17 shops and five houses were damaged by the inferno caused by the explosion.
NSCDC spokesman Shehu in his account said that the incident occurred on Monday at about 9.00 p.m., after security operatives on stop-and search- in the area flagged down a truck conveying 25 gas cylinders.
He added that 17 shops and five houses were damaged by the inferno caused by the explosion.