‘They picked the grenade and were fiddling with it’
The five children who lost their lives in a bomb explosion in Katsina State picked a military grenade and were fiddling with it, the Nigerian Police has said in a statement obtained by Channels Television.
The police, according to the report, said it arrived at that conclusion after an investigation into the incident which occurred on Saturday at Yammama, a village in Malumfashi Local Government Area of the state.
All the five children who died in the incident are said to members of the family of one Alhaji Adamu.
According to reports, six other children injured in the incident are currently receiving treatments at Malumfashi General hospital
The Public Relations Officer of the Katsina State Police Command, Gambo Isah, in a statement said that the investigation was conducted by detectives from the police Explosive Ordinance Department (EOD) and the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).
Isah’s statement reads, “Today being 18/07/2020 at about 11:30hrs, DPO Malumfashi reported that a loud sound was heard inside the farm of one Alhaji Hussaini Mai Kwai.
“On receipt of the information, the DPO led Operation Puff Adder to the scene where there was a suspected case of a bomb explosion which killed five young children of one person, by name Alhaji Adamu of Yammawa village, Malumfashi LGA of Katsina State.
“The explosion also injured six other children who were sitting under the tree inside the farm. The children were said to be there to cut grasses for animals’ feed.
“The injured children have been evacuated to Malumfashi General Hospital for treatment.
“The scene has been preserved while detectives from EOD and CID are presently conducting their investigations.”
The Rainbow with agency reports
