Tragedy has struck in Delta state as firework explosion has left 21 persons with six of the victims admitted at the Federal Medical Centre.
Firework explosion has injured 21 with 6 admitted to hospital
It was learnt that those so far admitted might have their hands amputated as the injuries are very bad.
It was said that despite the ban placed on the use of firework, youths in the state went ahead to buy it including parents for their children as a way of celebrating the Christmas and New Year festivities.
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Earlier last week, a 4-year old girl, simply identified as Ejiro was allegedly said to have been killed by firework when it exploded, killing the girl on the spot.
Reacting to the incident, the spokesman of the State Police Command, Celestina Kalu, said that most of the victims failed to heed to law enforcement agent that had warned against the used of firework.
He said that those that trade in the disband product will be arrested by police.
Kalu said: “Many traders were arrested for selling ‘knock outs’ after the warnings which fell on deaf ears. Parents also contributed to the tragedy for buying ‘knock outs’ for their children. It is absolutely wrong and today there are lots of victims whose hands may be cut off because of the fireworks.”
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One of the victims at the hospital, Ikechukwu James, a resident of Ugbolu community near Asaba said that he bought the firework himself and threw it to the air after lighting it only for it to return to him with fire saying: “I saw my hands burning and I shouted for help before I was taken the hospital.”
Some nurses at the hospital where the victims were receiving treatment called on states and federal government to ban the use of fireworks and called for the prosecution of those that sell the product.
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