Police in Banda have arrested a man allegedly responsible for assembling an explosive device that accidentally detonated during tampering.
The incident prompted the area to be cordoned off as a safety measure while the suspect was apprehended.
According to Police spokesperson Fred Enanga, the arrested man was found in possession of various bomb-making materials, including jerrycans of nitric acid, methanol, ethanol, textbooks, and other items.
Enanga stated, “He had taken steps and constructed two IEDs, one of which went off mistakenly after he tampered with it at night.”
The suspect is currently undergoing interrogation to determine any potential links to terror groups.
