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By Correspondent in Afikpo
The Police Command in Ebonyi state says a Mobile Police Officer on special deployment to Afikpo North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Mr Idi Aminu has lost his life in an accidental hand grenade explosion.
The incident, according to the command occurred opposite Amizi Amangbala Primary School in Afikpo North, adding that it threw the area into panic as passers by scampered for safety.
The Police Public Relations Officer(PPRO) in Ebonyi state, Mrs Loveth Oda, who confirmed the development explained that the MOPOL, an Inspector, mistakenly hit the lead of his grenade hanging on his waist with his elbow resulting in the deadly explosion.
She disclosed that the police officer was an operative of MOPOL 32 and not a suicide bomber as being circulated in the social media.
The PPRO said the remains of the deceased had been evacuated to a mortuary.
She also cleared the air on alleged accidental discharge by a police officer at the Government House, Abakaliki, pointing out that though a bullet accidentally fired from an AK 47 rifle when police officers posted to the gate while cleaning their firearms, it never hurt or killed any of them.
