A loud explosion occurred in Kurudu, a community on the outskirts of Abuja, this morning.
The explosion caused panic in Kurudu, Jikoyi and other adjoining areas as residents scampered for safety. See AbujaFact’s tweets below to confirm incidence:
A resident of an Army Estate in Kurudu, told PREMIUM TIMES that soldiers simply locked the gate and prevented anyone from going out upon hearing the loud explosion.
However, a spokesperson for the Nigerian Army confirmed that it was a controlled blast.
Mr.Olagide Olaleye, a Brigadier General told Premium Times that a rock had been blocking a new road being constructed from Karishi to Apo, in the Abuja city centre.
He said the rock was blasted, with dynamites, to free the road and allow construction to continue.
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