The Ebonyi State police command says the alleged suicide bomber who died on Tuesday at a Primary School in Afikpo was a policeman who mistakenly detonated a grenade.
Spokesperson of the Ebonyi State Police Command, Loveth Odah who stated this during a briefing in Abakaliki, identified the police personnel as Idi Aminu.
She noted that the victim was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Standard Observers had reported of a suspected suicide bomb attempt on a primary school.
The incident was said to have happened in Afikpo town of Afikpo North Local Government Area of the state with sources saying the incident happened around 12 noon.
Resident scampered for safety when the grenade exploded but reconvened at the scene of the incident a few minutes after only to discover the suspected suicide bomber laying dead in the pull of his own blood.
But the police spokesman debunked the reports, saying the victim was personnel of the State Police Command.
