Kubwa explosion: Police reveal cause, launch manhunt for driver

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command says a state works occurrence astatine Liberty Junction, Byazhin, Kubww successful Abuja, was caused by a operator who allegedly drove against postulation and crashed into the facility.

The bid disclosed this successful a connection issued connected Sunday, 27 September, 2026, by its spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh.

The connection said the incidental occurred astatine astir 6:30am connected Sunday, September 27, 2026, aft the Command received a distress telephone from a nonmigratory reporting a occurrence outbreak astatine a cooking state plant.

According to the Police, officers from the Kubwa Police Division were instantly deployed to the scene, wherever they recovered the occurrence had dispersed to adjacent shops and different properties.

The Police said the Federal Fire Service was contacted and responded to the scene, helping to incorporate the inferno.

Preliminary investigations revealed that the operator of an unregistered Toyota 4Runner Jeep was allegedly driving against postulation erstwhile helium mislaid power of the conveyance and crashed into the state plant.

“The operator and occupants of the conveyance fled the country immediately,” the Police said successful a connection issued by the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh.

The Command said it had established the individuality of the operator and launched a ...