
One killed, many injured as ‘expired explosives’ blows up at DICON factory
One killed, many injured as 'expired explosives' blows up at DICON factory According to a statement issued on Saturday, Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria's (DICON) public relations officer, Maria Sambo, disclosed that the explosion occurred around 10am at the corporation’s ordinance factory disposal pit, where expired explosive materials were being destroyed. The Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria has confirmed that an explosion occurred at its Ordnance Factory Disposal Pit in Kaduna, leading to the untimely death of one person and injuries to several others. Earlier, it was wrongly reported that the incident had claimed the lives of two workers, one…