Three Killed As Explosion Rocks Kogi Ahead of Buhari’s Visit
AREWA AGENDA – An explosion occurred Thursday in Kogi State minutes before President Muhammadu Buhari was to commission a project in the North-central state.
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Residents said the explosion, believed to be from a bomb, claimed the lives of at least four people in Karaworo District, Adavi Local Government Area. The police are yet to confirm the casualty figure.
PREMIUM TIMES gathered from the residents close to the scene that the blast occurred close to the entrance gate of the emir’s palace, about 30 minutes ahead of President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to the area.
Despite the explosion, Mr Buhari successfully commissioned the Reference Hospital, Okene, which is less than a kilometre away from the palace of the emir.
