2 Feared Dead, Many Others Injured As Explosion Rocks Zamfara Market

2 Feared Dead, Many Others Injured As Explosion Rocks Zamfara Market

A tragic gunpowder explosion on the Talata-Mafara Market in Zamfara State has claimed the lives of human beings , sending shockwaves via the bustling business hub, News360 Nigeria reports.

The explosion, which took place on Tuesday, induced vast panic as investors and buyers scrambled for protection .

According to an eyewitness, the explosion originated from a store dealing in domestically fabricated firearms, elevating worries approximately the protection of such corporations inside public markets.

Confirming the incident on Wednesday, the Chairman of Talata-Mafara Local Government, Yahaya Yari, found out that numerous people sustained accidents and had been cited Usman Danfodio University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, for pressing scientific attention.

“Yes, I obtained a misery name this afternoon approximately the unhappy incident, forty four human beings have been injured and that they had been cited Usman Danfodio Teaching Hospital, Sokoto for scientific attention, no stay changed into lost,” Yari said .

Zamfara State has been grappling with escalating insecurity, which include banditry and kidnappings.

Locally made firearms, regularly utilized by vigilante groups, have turn out to be vast , elevating worries approximately protection and regulation.

The council Chairman stated he has introduced the full ban on promoting domestically made firearms withinside the marketplace

Yari said that he had informed the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Talata-Mafara to put into effect the ban with instant effect.

“This isn’t the primary time it’s far happening, it has passed off two times earlier than today, I even have introduced a ban on income of domestically -made weapons withinside the marketplace through the nearby blacksmith, we can’t retain to revel in this form of tragedy.

“ I even have informed the DPO of Mafara to put into effect the ban immediately. Anybody that desires to be promoting such need to be doing that from his residence now no longer at open marketplace , risking the lives of harmless human beings ,” the council chairman said .