By Stanley Onyekwere
The Police in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have attributed the reported explosion in a part of Maitama District, to an overhead metal refuse bin kept near the Bureau of Public Enterprise premises, yesterday in the one of the highbrow areas of the nation’s capital city.
In particular, the FCT Police Command said preliminary findings from its rapid response team and members of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit deployed to the site indicate that the metal refuse container activated under intense heat exploded, thereby causing injury to two of the refuse.
A statement from a statement from Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) at FCT Police Command, SP Josephine Adeh, which was made available to PeoplesDaily, added that the injured persons were rushed to Maitama General Hospital, for medical attention.
The statement read in part: “The FCT Police Command hereby wishes to update the public on an alleged explosion on 24/01/2024 at about 1145 hrs, near a refuse dump site outside the Bureau of Public Enterprise premises in Maitama, Abuja.
“A rapid response team and members of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit was deployed to assess the situation and preliminary findings indicate than an overheated metal refuse container activated under intense heat, exploded, thereby causing injury to two of the refuse evacuators, who are currently receiving medical attention in Maitama General Hospital.
The FCT Police Command urges members of the public to exercise caution and refrain from using metal refuse bins.
“ Instead, we recommend the use of plastic or rubber containers for waste disposal, as they pose a reduced risk of incidents related to over heated metal refuse container.”
