A rare tragedy occurred in Imo State on Thursday when a bomb exploded and killed three people.
This has led to panic as residents are generally confused over the source of the explosion.
But the state police command confirmed that it happened in Eziorsu community in Oguta local government area.
Police Public Relation Officer, (PPRO) in Imo, Orlando Ikeokwu, gave the names of the victims as Elvis Ukado; Kasiemobi Uzoma and Justice Adie.
Ikeokwu said: “It was as an unexploded ordinance in a scrap dump.
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“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.”
