Two soldiers were killed and another injured
during a blast at the Maxwell Khobe Cantonment, 3
Armoured Division, Rukuba Barracks, Jos, Plateau
State, on Saturday. Another soldier was said to have sustained serious
injuries.

The blast, which occurred around 10.45am, was
said to have been caused during the destruction of
old explosives in an old ammunition armoury. Some soldiers were said to be clearing the stock
when some of the explosives went off.

The blast, which was heard many kilometres away,
created panic in Jos and Bukuru metropolis as
rumours went round that the barracks was under
attacks by insurgents. Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Texas
Chukwu, who confirmed the development, said
there was no iota of truth in the insinuation that
the barracks was under attack. According to him, the explosion occurred during
an ongoing demolition exercise, which started on
Wednesday. Chukwu, in a statement, in Jos on Saturday, said,
“The attention of 3 Division headquarters at
Maxwell Khobe Cantonment, Jos, was this morning
drawn to the news making the rounds in some
media houses that a bomb exploded at the
cantonment as a result of the handiwork of insurgents. “I want to use this medium therefore to state that
this cantonment was not under attack or attacked
by insurgents.

“There is an ongoing demolition exercise, which
started on Wednesday, April 20, and to terminate
on May 4. The public were informed in the media. The explosion heard in the cantonment was from
an a accident that occurred while the troops
authorised to destroy unserviceable ammunition
were carrying out their task. “Some of the unserviceable ammunition exploded
in the process of being moved to the demolition
site.

The explosion did not affect the cantonment
or the neighbouring communities. Unfortunately
two soldiers lost their lives and one sustained
injury.”

Souce:www.punchng.com/news/residents-panic-over-explosion-in-jos-army-barracks/

RIP to the heroes

RIP SIRES!..

sad preventable accident





RIP