Six persons have been killed by an explosion caused by an Improvised Explosive Device, IED, planted at Eke Ubaheze market, Awo-Idemili, Orsu Local Government Area of Imo State.
The incident, Blaze FM gathered, has generated confusion and anxiety in Ubaheze, and its adjoining communities, as news of the bomb planted in the market by unknown persons, spread like wild fire.
It was also gathered that the explosion occurred immediately a middle-aged woman, identified as Ngozi Umeh, unknowingly stepped on the IED.
Multiple sources in the village said six persons died in the explosion, while many others were injured.
Reacting, however, to the incident, Imo Police Command’s image maker, Mr Henry Okoye, said investigation into the market explosion has commenced.
