The Sokoto State Police have confirmed that six people d!ed after a bomb exploded in Gwabro village, in Tangaza Local Government Area, on Sunday
Police spokesperson Ahmad Rufai confirmed the number of people who died but did not give any more details about the explosion, which happened during the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations.
An eyewitness named Hashimu said the blast happened in the afternoon.
According to Hashimu, many young people were travelling from one village to another to visit family and friends, as is the tradition during Eid.
He said the explosion happened during one of these visits.
An aide to the Tangaza Local Government Chairman, Garzali Raka, said the people who d!ed have been buried according to Islamic customs.
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