Kebbi State Government, Police Command Confirm Bagudo Hospital Incident As Explosion And Not Bomb Blast

<p>Kebbi State Government<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports that arising from what seemed contrasting statements on the Bagudo Hospital incidence early Tuesday&comma; Kebbi State Government has issued further clarification regarding the incident following public concerns and misleading reports suggesting that the incident was a bomb blast&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>This clarification is in addition to the earlier press release issued on the incident&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Speaking on behalf of the Kebbi State Government&comma; the Secretary to the State Government &lpar;SSG&rpar;&comma; Alhaji Yakubu Bala Tafida&comma; clarified that while an explosion did occur&comma; it was not the result of a bomb blast&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to him&comma; investigations revealed that the incident was caused by a fire outbreak in a residential building located within the hospital premises&comma; during which a gas cylinder exploded&comma; producing a loud noise that triggered a public panic&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He further disclosed that joint intelligence findings by the Nigeria Police Force and the Department of State Services &lpar;DSS&rpar; confirmed that there was no bomb&comma; no terrorist activity &comma; and no external attack involved in the incident&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;31616" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-31616" style&equals;"width&colon; 240px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img class&equals;"size-medium wp-image-31616" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2025&sol;12&sol;Kebbi-2-2-240x300&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Kebbi State Government&comma; Police Command Confirm Bagudo Hospital Incident As Explosion And Not Bomb Blast" width&equals;"240" height&equals;"300" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-31616" class&equals;"wp-caption-text"><em><strong>Kebbi CP&comma; Sani Bello took prompt actions to address the development<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>Fortunately&comma; no lives ware lost&comma; although properties belonging to the occupants of the affected house were damaged by the fire&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Corroborating this position&comma; the Kebbi State Police Command&comma; through its Explosive Ordinance Disposal &lpar;EOD&rpar; unit and other tactical teams&comma; confirmed that the explosion resulted from an inferno that overheated gas cylinders&comma; including those from<a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;thisdaylive&period;com&sol;"> household<&sol;a> appliances&comma; leading to the loud sound heard in the area&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Police also categorically debunked claims of helicopter involvement or explosive devices&comma; describing such reports as false and unfounded&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>While appreciating the role of the media in information dissemination&comma; the State Government strongly urges both conventional and social media platforms to uphold professionalism by verifying facts&comma; and relying on official sources before publishing sensitive security-related information&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;31508" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-31508" style&equals;"width&colon; 300px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img class&equals;"size-medium wp-image-31508" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2025&sol;12&sol;IMG-20251218-WA0135-300x300&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Loud Explosion At Bagudo General Hospital&colon; No Cause For Worries&comma; Kebbi Police Command Assures the Public" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"300" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-31508" class&equals;"wp-caption-text"><em><strong>Kebbi State Command<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>Reaffirming the commitment of His Excellency&comma; Comrade Dr&period; Nasir Idris &lpar;Kauran Gwandu&rpar; to the protection of lives and property&comma; the SSG disclosed that the Governor promptly directed the State Emergency Relief Agency &lpar;SEMA&rpar; and the Ministry of Health to visit the scene&comma; assess the situation&comma; and provide relief support to the affected occupants&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Kebbi State Government assures residents that the situation is fully under control&comma; and that there is no security threat in Bagudo or any part of the state&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;