20 die in Imo road crash, explosion kills two in market

No fewer than twenty persons have lost their lives on Tuesday when an 18-seater bus collided with a Corolla car at Njaba bridge in Njaba Local Government Area of Imo State.

An eyewitness said, “We had a loud sound from afar. When we came close, we saw the bus and private Corolla in pieces. Everybody on board the bus and Corolla dead. No human being was rescued”.

PUNCH metro gathered same Tuesday, that at Orlu International Market in Imo State an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated, claiming two lives and injuring several others.

According to an eyewitness, “The explosion caused stampede and confusion as people ran for safety. Many were injured in the cause of the stampede”.
The eyewitness said, “We were at the market when we heard an explosion. There was confusion everywhere as people ran for their lives. Some persons were killed in his explosion.”
The Imo Police spokesman, Henry Okoye, confirmed the incident. He said, “It was an IED that exploded”.

“The Commissioner of Police, Aboki Danjuma, has deployed Anti-Bomb operatives to the scene.
“Two persons who incidentally were the hoodlums were killed in the process of setting up an IED and in the process, it exploded.”

“We have deployed operatives to the area. No cause for alarm. We ask all Imolites to report suspicious activities in their areas and be vigilant.