Josephine Adeh, Police Spokesperson for the Territory of Abuja, said the incident happened at Tsangagyar Sani Uthman Islamiyya School, in a village near Abuja.<\/p>\n
According to investigations, three men from the northern state of Katsina who visited the school were suspected to have brought an improvised explosive device.<\/p>\n
“Tragically, two of the men died in the explosion while tampering with the improvised explosive device (IED), on the school veranda, while the third man and a female trader sustained severe injuries and are currently receiving treatment under police guard,” Adeh said.<\/p>\n
“The FCT Bomb Squad has confirmed that it was an IED explosion, as remnants of the device have been recovered.”<\/p>\n
It was not immediately clear if there were students at the school. Schools in Abuja were expected to reopen for a new term on January 13 although Islamic schools sometimes use different calendars.<\/p>\n
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