* Police deny knowledge
Fear has gripped residents of Onitsha Anambra State, following the fall of a truck loaded with live ammunition in the residential area of the commercial city.
The Mercedes Benz 911 truck, which fell along Awka road in the early hours of Sunday, had the cartons of the bullets spill into the drainage when it skidded off the road.
The contents made early morning worshippers to raise the alarm, which attracted the presence of security men who cordoned off the arena
It was gathered the truck was moving the goods out of Onitsha to a yet-to-be identified location when the driver lost control of the vehicle, and skidded off the road, into a ditch.
Anambra Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Ikenga Tochukwu, confirmed that there was a lone accident at the spot.
On the cartons of bullets allegedly being conveyed by the truck, he said he had not been properly briefed about it.
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