How football-playing adolescents detonated IED in Kaduna — Police

The Kaduna police command on Sunday disclosed how an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) detonated and killed one adolescent child while injuring another two.

GWG recalls that on Saturday, an explosion in Badarawa area of Kaduna metropolis resulted in the death of one adolescent child, aged seven and the injury of two  others, aged  nine and seven.

Revealing the result of its investigation, the Kaduna police command in a statement through its image maker, ASP Mohammed Jalige, the IED was concealed in three empty yogurt containers.

According to Jalige, “Three Children picked up the bottles but unknown to them, they contained explosive substance; the children started playing football with the bottles, as a result two of the bottles exploded,injuring the three children.

The victims were however rushed to Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital for treatment, where  one of them died owing to injuries he sustained from the explosion.

“One of the victim was treated and discharged, while the third child  is still receiving treatment.

“The Command’s Explosive Ordinance Department (EOD) is carrying out a holistic forensic analysis of the device with a view to apprehending those responsible for this heinous act,” he said.

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