Ebonyi Bombing; Nigeria Police clears the air.

The Nigerian police has come out to clear the air concerning the rumour that a suicide Bomber blew up himself in Ebonyi state.

DSP Loveth Odeh, Command’s Public Relation Officer (PPRO) told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abakaliki that the pictures were not in connection with a suicide bomber.

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“There is no bomb explosion in Ebonyi, but regrettably, this morning, one of our mobile police personnel attached to Afikpo on special duty was wounded by teargas.

“The officer mistakenly hit a teargas hung on his belt, and unfortunately, the device exploded and wounded him and he died.

“The lifeless body, the man in the picture is Inspector Idi Aminu, attached to 32 PMF Abakaliki but on special duty at Afikpo.

“So, there is no bomb blast or explosion in Ebonyi. The general public should disregard the information,” the PPRO said.

A video had been circulating on line where a narrator claimed that a suicide Bomber had mistakenly blown up himself. In the video, the narrator claimed that the suicide Bomber was a member of the Boko Haram.

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