The police in Imo on Friday said a bomb exploded in the state on Thursday, June 6, killing at least three persons.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Orlando Ikeokwu, said the explosion occurred in Eziorsu community in Oguta Local Government Area.
In a statement made available to Newsflash247, Ikeokwu gave the names of the victims, as Elvis Ukado; Kasiemobi Uzoma and Justice Adie.
“It was as an unexploded ordinance in a scrap dump.
“The bomb exploded killing three of them at the scene while one of the victim was beating the scrap iron in order to compress it”, the police spokesman said.
He said the Imo State Commissioner of Police, Rabiu Ladodo, and his team had visited the bomb explosion scene at Oguta.
“The Commissioner of Police wish 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,” Ikeokwu added.
