A couple reportedly died in a tragic gas explosion that occurred recently in Abakiliki, the capital of Ebonyi State.
The spokesperson for Ebonyi State Police Command, DSP Joshua Ukandu, confirmed the tragic incident in a statement made available to newsmen in Abakiliki on Thursday.
According to him, the incident claimed the lives of a woman known only as Chioma and her spouse, George.
Naijaonpoint reports that this revelation came after rumours had circulated suggesting that the couple perished due to an explosion caused by dynamite or an inverter battery.
Chioma passed away five days after the incident, while her husband died from his injuries inflicted during the explosion at the hospital on Wednesday.
The explosion was said to have occurred shortly after the couple settled into their new home in Abakiliki.
Ukandu said, “The preliminary report shows that it was a gas explosion that killed Chioma and not dynamite or battery, although further investigation is still on going.”
However, while the real identity of the late Chioma is not yet established, speculations are that the woman was a sister of Afrobeats singer, Patoranking.