By our reporter 5.4.2026
What could have been a disaster was adverted in Mando motor park in Kaduna, Kaduna Stat when a newly purchased Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) bus exploded a few hours to when passengers were due to board.
The explosion occurred in the early hours of Sunday, leaving a trail of destruction and panic as two other buses of similar make got consumed by the resultant fire. Luckily there was no life lost.
According to a commercial driver who witnessed the blast, three buses were parked and there were no activities ongoing at the time of the accident to suggest sabotage.
“It happened during the night. It was not a bomb; we suspect it is related to the CNG. No one died or was injured. The affected buses were parked,” the driver said.
A manager with a logistics company operating within the park also confirmed that the buses were stationary when the explosion occurred.
He noted that buses were expected to start loading passengers in the morning for travel to their destinations.
“Thank God no one was inside the vehicles. They were parked to board passengers this morning,” he said.
Security operatives, including personnel of the Nigeria Police Force, visited the scene and began preliminary investigations into the incident. But they have not released a statement on what might have sparked the explosion.