Two persons have lost their lives after an explosion rocked the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON)  factory located in the Kakuri Industrial area of Kaduna South local government, Kaduna State, today September 20. 

The incident, which reportedly occurred at about 10 am on Saturday, September 20, leaving two de@d and four injured. The sound of the explosion shook communities located within Kaduna South and Chikun local government areas.

The injured were initially rushed to St. Gerard’s Catholic Hospital, Kakuri, before being evacuated by a military ambulance to 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital, Kaduna.

DICON management is yet to react to the ufortunate incident.

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Established in 1964, DICON is Nigeria’s premier arms manufacturing outfit responsible for producing weapons and ammunition for the Nigerian Armed Forces.