Africa Press-Nigeria:
The Katsina State Police Command has stated Saturday’s early morning explosion rocked Malumfashi town in Katsina was caused by an exposed ‘Military Grenade’.
The Command Spokesman, SP Gambo Isah, told newsmen in Katsina that preliminary investigation revealed some children playing in a nearby farm picked a ‘Military Grenade’ and were fiddling with it, triggering the explosion.
He said: ”The 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 bomb explosion.
”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.
