An explosion has occurred in central Kaduna killing at least 10 people, a
witness has said.
The blast occurred Wednesday afternoon along Isa Kaita road which leads to
the popular Murtala Square.A witness said the explosion is believed to have targeted the convoy a prominent Islamic cleric, Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi, who was on his way to the Square.
The witness, Hassan Mohammed, told Premium Times that the bomb, concealed in a red Volkswagen golf car parked by the road side, was detonated as the cleric’s convoy drove past.
The sheikh escaped unhurt, the witness said.
