By Linus Aleke, Abuja
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Police Command, has dismissed, as untrue the reported explosion in Maintain, Abuja.
PPRO FCT Police Command, SP Josephine Adeh, in a statement, said that the alleged explosion on 24/01/2024 at about 1145 hrs, near a refuse dump outside the Bureau of Public Enterprise premises in Maitama, Abuja, is false.
The Police Spokesperson noted that a rapid response team and members of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit were deployed to assess the situation and preliminary findings indicated that 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, she said, 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 overheated metal refuse containers,” the statement concluded.
