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Daybreak Abuja Maitama explosion: Due to overheated metal refuse bin- FCT Police

By Joyce Remi-Babayeju

Following an alleged explosive which jostled parts of Maitama District of Abuja today , the FCT Police Command in an update the public on an alleged explosion on 24/01/2024 at about 1145 hrs, near a refuse dump outside the Bureau of Public Enterprise premises in Maitama, Abuja was due to an overheated metal refuse bin.

PPRO FCT Police Command.
The FCT SP Josephine Adeh, in a statement issued and made available said that “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 evacuator, who are currently receiving medical attention in Maitama General Hospital.

The FCT Police Command urge 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.

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