By Sarah NEGEDU
The Police in the Federal Capital Territory has debunked claims of an alleged bomb explosion in the Maitama area of the territory, as it maintained that the said incident was an explosion from an overheated metal container.
Reports of an explosion at a refuse dump outside the premises of the Bureau of Public Enterprise in Maitama, filtered in on Wednesday afternoon.
However, the FCT Police Command while updating the public, explained that preliminary findings by its Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit suggested that an overheated metal refuse container had activated under intense heat.
A statement from the Police Public Relations Officer, Josephine Adeh, states “A rapid response team and members of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit was deployed to assess the situation and preliminary findings indicate that an overheated metal refuse container activated under intense heat, exploded, thereby causing injury to two of the refuse evacuator, who are currently receiving medical attention in Maitama General Hospital.
“The FCT Police Command urges members of the public to exercise caution and refrain from using metal refuse bins. Instead, we recommend the use of plastic or rubber containers for waste disposal, as they pose a reduced risk of incidents related to over heated metal refuse container.”
