The Police has confirmed the death of three persons after an ordnance UXO exploded at a dumpsite.

The Imo State Police Public Relations Officer, Orlando Ikeokwu, confirmed this on Thursday, saying the incident occured at Eziorsu community in Oguta Local Government Area of the state.

According to him, the deceased were at a scrap site in the area when one of the victims while beating a scrap iron in order to compress it, triggered the ordnance.

The bomb reportedly exploded, killing the three of them at the scene.