There has been an explosion in a Nigerian Army facility in
Jos, Plateau State.
The blast was said to have occurred at the 3 Armed Division
in Rukuba, near Jos, but casualty is uncertain.
Confriming the blast, the Plateau state Police Commissioner,
Nasiru Oki, said men and officers of the military facility were evacuating some
of their old explosive devices when some exploded.
The Army also confirmed that two soldiers died in the
accident while one sustained injuries in the explosion near its 3rd Armoured
Division barracks at Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State.
The authorities said the explosion occurred as troops were
moving some unuseful ammunition authorised for destruction in a bush.
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