From Godwin Agia, Jalingo
The Taraba State commissioner of police David Iloyonomon said three children died while playing with a dane gun on a tree, at Didango Geita village of Karim lamido local government area of the state,
He said this is contrary to reports that improvised explosive was responsible for their death.
According to him, the four other children playing under the tree were injured with one fatally affected and receiving treatment at the state’s specialist hospital located in Jalingo, the state capital.
‘’One Danjuma Audu gave the information to the police that there was an explosion which resulted to the dead of three youngsters and the injury of four others.
‘’On the receipt of the information, we deployed the anti bomb unit of the Nigeria Police Force who rushed to the scene, conducted a professional and thorough search and discovered that no exhibit is related to dynamite or IED recovered from the scene.
‘’Instead, they recovered pallets from a dane gun which was evident in the bodies of the casualties and suspected to be responsible for their dead.
‘’Since there was no assailant, it is suspected to be an accidental discharge.”
The commissioner of police further revealed that the scene of the incident have been condoned and investigation still ongoing to unravel more facts.
‘’Further findings by the E.O.D unit revealed that the three pallets recovered are used in conjunction with gun powder to prepare ammunition for dane guns.”
