Saturday, September 20, 2025 - Seven pupils were injured when a suspected improvised explosive device (IED) went off at a primary school in Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State.
Sources
confirmed to security analyst Zagazola Makama on Friday that the incident
occurred on September 16, 2025 at about 2:00 p.m. at the Local Government
Education Authority Primary School, Ater Ayange.
He said the explosion happened when some pupils found an object in the school premises and began to play with it without knowing it was an explosive device.
“While
playing, the pin of the device was pulled off, causing an explosion that
injured seven children,” he said.
The children were rushed to St. Anthony Hospital, Zaki-Biam, where they were receiving treatment and responding well.
He added
that the incident was not immediately reported to the police until September
18, when the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) Ukum received information and
deployed a patrol team to the school and hospital.
The
Officer-in-Charge of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit had been
deployed to sweep the area for possible detection of other hidden explosive
objects and determine the nature of the device.
The police
further disclosed that the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) had
commenced an investigation into the incident.
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