The Zamfara State commissioner for security and home affairs, Mr. Abubakar Dauran, on Tuesday confirmed that six female children died following an explosion in Magamin Diddi village in Maradun local government area of the state.
He said the victims went to the bush to fetch firewood when they picked up an explosive device.
Dauran said the kids began to play with it, and shortly after, it exploded.
While six were killed instantly, others were left with various degrees of injuries.
Those who sustained injuries were immediately rushed to a hospital in Gusau, the state capital for medical attention.
Dauran said he later got information that one person among the victims that were hospitalized also died.
He said the state had put measures in place to prevent future occurrences of such.
However, a resident of the village who craved anonymity said the girls were returning from their farm and found the object on the ground.
According to the source the girls immediately picked up the object which exploded and kill the six of them.
