There was a bomb blast at Zomi
street in Upper Sakpoba Road in Benin City, Edo state at about 3pm today
February 2nd. According to a report by Vanguard, the bomb went off in a
bungalow that used to be the hideout of kidnappers. A police source who spoke
on the condition of anonymity, said.
"we learnt that the
bungalow where the bomb was detonated was being used as a hide out by
kidnappers some months ago. But a combined unit of soldiers and the police
invaded the house and arrested the suspects.
So recently, somebody hired the
building and just this afternoon, decided to burn some papers in the compound.
He set the papers on fire and went out to buy something. But immediately he
left the bomb exploded. He never knew that the kidnappers left some bombs in
the house”.
Bomb Disposal experts from the
Edo state police command have cordoned off the building and trying to ascertain
if there are more explosives in the building
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