By Cajetan Mmuta
Authority of the Nigeria Police Force said on Tuesday that one of its personnel died Tuesday after he mistakenly detonated a grenade in Ebonyi State.

This is contrary to an earlier report that a suspected suicide bomber had attempted to gain entrance into a popular primary school in order to wreak havoc in the area.

Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Ebonyi State Police Command, Loveth Odah stated this during a press briefing in Abakaliki.

She identified the police personnel as Idi Aminu, noting that the victim was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.

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The police reaction came amid reports that a suicide bomber was blown to pieces after a suicide vest he was wearing exploded on his body.

The incident was said to have happened in Afikpo town of Afikpo North Local Government Area of the state.

A source close to the tensed area said the incident happened at about 12 noon.

The resident scampered for safety when the grenade exploded but reconvened at the scene of the incident a few minutes after only to discover the suspected suicide bomber laying dead in the pool of his own blood.

But the police spokesman debunked the reports, saying the victim was personnel of the State Police Command.