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Port Harcourt: Police give update on Mile 3 market explosion

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The Rivers State Police Command has confirmed an explosion on the in style Mile 3 Market within the early hours of Monday in Port Harcourt.

PRESS INFORMANT had reported that the explosion occurred on the dry fish part of the market round 6.20 am when merchants had been bringing of their items and others had been opening for enterprise.

SP Nnamdi Omoni, the Police Public Relations Officer in Rivers, mentioned in an announcement that no casualty was recorded within the assault available on the market.

In response to him, the locally-fabricated dynamite exploded when one Mrs. Ifemia Aloke, popularly often called ‘Mama Pleasure’ opened her fish store on Monday morning.

He mentioned the explosion inflicted accidents on her son and one other younger girl including that these injured are at present receiving medical consideration whereas no life was misplaced within the incident.

The police spokesman mentioned that ordinary buying and selling actions had since resumed after the police particular staff licensed the market protected.

He mentioned {that a} full-scale investigation had been launched to determine the reason for the explosion and convey the perpetrators to justice.