How grenade explosion killed scavenger, injures 3 others in popular Nigerian city

• There was pandemonium astatine Idi-Araba successful the Mushin country of Lagos State connected Thursday, April 3, 2025
• A military-grade grenade exploded and killed a scavenger and injured 3 others successful a metallic scrapyard
• The authorities Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, shared much details astir the tragic incident

Legit.ng writer Adekunle Dada has implicit 7 years of acquisition covering metro, authorities policy, and planetary

Mushin. Lagos state - A military-grade grenade has killed a scavenger and injured 3 others astatine Idi-Araba successful the Mushin country of Lagos State.

The tragic incidental occurred aft a grenade exploded successful a metallic scrapyard connected Thursday, April 3, 2025.

A subject grenade detonation kills Scavenger successful Lagos state. Photo credit: Nigeria Police Force
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As reported by The Punch, the instrumentality exploded erstwhile immoderate scavengers were attempting to dismantle 1 of the grenades successful their possession.

One of the scavengers died connected the spot, portion 3 others sustained terrible injuries.

A resident, Akin Olawale, said the incidental resulted successful panic among residents.

“A dependable of the detonation was heard astir past 12 pm, and the constabulary were instantly contacted due to the fact that nary 1 could ascertain the cause. It was aboriginal erstwhile the constabulary arrived that we discovered that it was a grenade. The scavengers were trying to chopped 1 of them unfastened erstwhile it detonated.”

Security operatives reportedly recovered 2 undetonated grenades aft arriving astatine the spot.

The authorities Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed that the Explosive and Ordinance Department of the bid has rendered the spot safe.

“The detonation was caused by a military-grade grenade. One idiosyncratic was killed, and 3 were hospitalised. The incidental happened astatine astir 1:30pm, and the Explosive and Ordinance Department has rendered the spot safe.“The country of the incidental has besides been cordoned off. There is simply a zero anticipation of different explosion, and probe has commenced.”

Legit.ng earlier reported that a fire broke out connected the Lagos waterways, injuring respective passengers aboard the LagFerry boat, Igbega Eko, en way to Victoria Island.

The origin of the occurrence connected the LagFerry boat, Igbega Eko, is nether probe arsenic 4 passengers suffered insignificant injuries and are receiving aesculapian attention.

LASWA and NIWA officials responded promptly to the incident, ensuring the harmless evacuation of each passengers, portion ongoing investigations absorption connected the origin of the fire.

Legit.ng besides reported that a scavenger pushing a wheelbarrow was crushed to decease astatine the Mile 12 Market country on Ikorodu Road successful Lagos state.

LASTMA PRO, Adebayo Taofiq, said the motortruck operator mislaid power of the conveyance and rammed into the unfortunate owed to a brake failure.

Adebayo added that LASTMA officials apprehended the articulated motortruck operator aft crushing the unidentified antheral to death.

Explosion kills 2, injures twelve successful Zamfara market

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that a gunpowder explosion caused sorrow ,tears and humor astatine the Talata Mafara play marketplace successful Zamfara state.

Two persons died astatine the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, and respective others injured.

A section authorities said a young miss was killed owed to an accidental discharge successful the aforesaid conception of the market.

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