Horror In Imo As Bomb Explosion Kills 3

Three persons have died after a bomb exploded in Eziorsu community in Oguta local government area of Imo state.

The three middle-aged men who died were identified as  Elvis Ukado, Kasiemobi Uzoma and Justice Adiemea.

Public Relations Officer of the Imo State Police Command, Orlando Ikeokwu said the incident occurred at about 2pm on Thursday.

Residents suddenly heard a loud explosion and rushed to the scene only to discover the three lifeless bodies of the victims lying dead on the floor.

SP Olando in a press statement said one of the victims had picked a metal unknown to him to be an unexploded bomb, the device, however, exploded when he tried to compress it, killing the three of them instantly.

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Commissioner of Police in Imo, Rabiu Ladodo had led men of the police force as well as the Anti-bomb Squad in his Command to the scene of the unfortunate incident for assessment and maintenance of peace and order in the locality.

“It was as an unexploded ordinance in a scrap dump,” he told reporters.

“The bomb exploded killing three of them at the scene while one of the victims was beating the scrap iron in order to compress it.

“The commissioner of police wishes to use this medium to warn all member of the public to promptly report any metal device suspected to be Unexploded Ordnance or Explosive (UXO), for possible examination, evacuation, and possible destruction.”