An explosion, which destroyed about five houses in Sakponba area of Edo State on Tuesday, has led to fears of Boko Haram infiltrating the city.
The bomb which went off, precisely in Zomi Zomi Street in Upper Sakpoba road, Benin, forced residents to flee for safety when the explosion sounded at about 3p.m.
While no live was lost in the incident, some occupants of the five residential buildings sustained minor injuries.
Although some residents claimed that Boko Haram insurgents had invaded the city, a police source at the scene revealed to Vanguard that it was bombs left behind by kidnappers that exploded.
The source was quoted to have said: “We learned that the bungalow where the bomb detonated was being used as a hide out for kidnappers some months ago. But a combined unit of soldiers and police invaded the place and arrested the suspects.
“So recently, somebody hired the building and just this afternoon, decided to burn refuse in the compound. He set the refuse on fire and went out to buy something.
“Immediately he left, the bomb exploded. He was not aware that the kidnappers, who once used the house, had left some bombs behind.”
