NIGERIA : Police Officer Accidentally Detonated Grenade

A policeman died on Tuesday after mistakenly detonating a grenade in Ebonyi State.

The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Ebonyi state police command, DSP Loveth Odah said the police officer mistakenly hit the device and it exploded and killed him.

She identified the police personnel as Idi Aminu, saying that the victim was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Simultaneously, Ebonyi state Governor, Engr David Umahi as well confirmed that the device was a grenade of a security personnel and not a bomb as being speculated.

The governor who spoke through his Special Assistant on Media, Francis Nwaze said: “The above news is in sharp contrast to the reality as the incident was a grenade of a security personnel carrying out his duties at the said location that accidentally exploded. A similar incident equally occurred in front of the Ebonyi State Old Government House as some mobile police officers were servicing their APC machine. The first incident took the life of a passerby while the second caused injuries on the affected person, who has been taken to the hospital, where he is currently receiving treatment”.

“The general public is, therefore, charged to disregard the fake news as it is the handiwork of enemies of the state who are bent on causing panic where none exists”.