Two soldiers were killed and another injured during a blast
at the Maxwell Khobe Cantonment, 3 Armoured Division,
Rukuba Barracks, Jos, Plateau State, on Saturday.
Another soldier was said to have sustained serious injuries.
The blast, which occurred around 10.45am, was said to
have been caused during the destruction of old explosives
in an old ammunition armoury.
Some soldiers were said to be clearing the stock when
some of the explosives went off.
The blast, which was heard many kilometres away, created
panic in Jos and Bukuru metropolis as rumours went round
that the barracks was under attacks by insurgents.
Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Texas
Chukwu, who confirmed the development, said there was no
iota of truth in the insinuation that the barracks was under
attack.
According to him, the explosion occurred during an ongoing
demolition exercise, which started on Wednesday.
Chukwu, in a statement, in Jos on Saturday, said, “The
attention of 3 Division headquarters at Maxwell Khobe
Cantonment, Jos, was this morning drawn to the news
making the rounds in some media houses that a bomb
exploded at the cantonment as a result of the handiwork of
insurgents.
“I want to use this medium therefore to state that this
cantonment was not under attack or attacked by
insurgents.
“There is an ongoing demolition exercise, which started on
Wednesday, April 20, and to terminate on May 4. The public
were informed in the media.
The explosion heard in the cantonment was from an a
accident that occurred while the troops authorised to
destroy unserviceable ammunition were carrying out their
task.
“Some of the unserviceable ammunition exploded in the
process of being moved to the demolition site. The
explosion did not affect the cantonment or the neighbouring
communities. Unfortunately two soldiers lost their lives and
one sustained injury.”
at the Maxwell Khobe Cantonment, 3 Armoured Division,
Rukuba Barracks, Jos, Plateau State, on Saturday.
Another soldier was said to have sustained serious injuries.
The blast, which occurred around 10.45am, was said to
have been caused during the destruction of old explosives
in an old ammunition armoury.
Some soldiers were said to be clearing the stock when
some of the explosives went off.
The blast, which was heard many kilometres away, created
panic in Jos and Bukuru metropolis as rumours went round
that the barracks was under attacks by insurgents.
Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Texas
Chukwu, who confirmed the development, said there was no
iota of truth in the insinuation that the barracks was under
attack.
According to him, the explosion occurred during an ongoing
demolition exercise, which started on Wednesday.
Chukwu, in a statement, in Jos on Saturday, said, “The
attention of 3 Division headquarters at Maxwell Khobe
Cantonment, Jos, was this morning drawn to the news
making the rounds in some media houses that a bomb
exploded at the cantonment as a result of the handiwork of
insurgents.
“I want to use this medium therefore to state that this
cantonment was not under attack or attacked by
insurgents.
“There is an ongoing demolition exercise, which started on
Wednesday, April 20, and to terminate on May 4. The public
were informed in the media.
The explosion heard in the cantonment was from an a
accident that occurred while the troops authorised to
destroy unserviceable ammunition were carrying out their
task.
“Some of the unserviceable ammunition exploded in the
process of being moved to the demolition site. The
explosion did not affect the cantonment or the neighbouring
communities. Unfortunately two soldiers lost their lives and
one sustained injury.”
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