From Stanley Uzoaru, Owerri
An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) that allegedly detonated at the Orlu International Market in Imo State on Tuesday has killed two persons and leaving several others injured.
A witness said: “We were at the market when we heard an explosion. There was confusion everywhere as people ran for their lives. Some persons were killed in the explosion.
“We don’t know how it happened but some people said it exploded two times”.
However ,Imo State Police Public Relations Officer ( PPRO) Henry Okoye, confirmed the incident , adding that the culprits were the victims setting up the IED when it exploded.
“It was an IED that exploded.The Commissioner of Police, Aboki Danjuma, has deployed Anti-Bomb operatives to the scene.
“Two persons who incidentally were the hoodlums were killed in the process of setting up an IED and in the process, it exploded.”
Okoye has appealed for calm, saying,“We have deployed operatives to the area. No cause for alarm. We ask all Imolites to report suspicious activities in their areas and remain vigilant”.
Source: Daily Sun
