BREAKING: Three Children Killed, Four Injured As Explosion Rocks Taraba

A somber mood envelops Didango Geita village in Karim Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba State, where an accidental explosion from a dane gun resulted in the deaths of three children, with four others injured.

The Taraba State Police have confirmed the incident, dispelling earlier reports attributing the tragedy to an improvised explosive device (IED).

State Commissioner of Police, David Iloyonomon, provided details of the incident, explaining that the explosion occurred while the children were playing with the dane gun on a tree.

The unexpected detonation of the gunpowder in the firearm led to the fatal incident.

Further, Commissioner Iloyonomon noted that four additional children, who were playing under the tree, suffered injuries from the blast, with one critically wounded and currently receiving medical care at the state’s specialist hospital in Jalingo.

The police boss said, “One Danjuma Audu gave the information to the police that there was an explosion which resulted to the death of three youngsters and the injury of four others.

“On the receipt of the information, we deployed the anti bomb unit of the Nigeria Police Force who rushed to the scene, conducted a professional and thorough search and discovered that no exhibit is related to dynamite or IED recovered from the scene.

“Instead, they recovered pallets from a den gun which was evident in the bodies of the casualties and suspected to be responsible for their death.

“Since there was no assailant, it is suspected to be an accidental discharge.”

He further revealed that the scene of the incident have been cordoned and investigation is still ongoing to unravel more facts.

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