The five siblings who died during a bomb explosion on Saturday at Yammama village in Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State played with military grenade on a farmland, the police have said.
According to the police preliminary investigation, the five victims alongside six injured others found the grenade while working on the farm.
The Spokesman for Katsina Police Command, SP Gambo Isah, made this known in a statement on Saturday night.
He said experts from the police explosives unit were already on the farm for further findings.
He said, “Investigation revealed that the children picked a military grenade and were fiddling with it and as a result of which it exploded.
“The scene has been preserved while detectives from EOD and CID are presently conducting their investigations. The investigation is ongoing.”
Meanwhile, the remains of the five victims were buried on Saturday according to Islamic rites.
This is really a bad news.
So sorry to their beloved ones.
May their soul rest in peace.
May their soul rest in peace. On the other hand wishing quick recovery to those that were injured
May their soul rest in perfect peace
Its a pity. So sorry for the loss
Does it mean they don’t really know how dangerous it is… This is sad
Chai this is a very sad new indeed
May their souls rest in peace
Rip this is so sad
That’s really bad…RIP
RIP