•Explosion
Heavy explosion has rocked Maitama, the heart of Abuja. News of the incident had sent panic around the city.
The FCT police command has however urged citizens not to panic as blast was due to an over-heated Refuse bin.
FCT police command in a statement said the explosion occurred at about 11:45 pm, near a refuse dump outside the Bureau of Public Enterprise premises in Maitama, Abuja.
“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 police said.
The FCT Police Command urged 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,” the police said.
