Nigeria, April 4 -- Twin explosions, suspected to be from grenades, killed one person and injured about eight others at a scavenging site in Taiwo Street, Idi-Araba community, Mushin Local Government Area of Lagos State.

Multiple sources in the community told PREMIUM TIMES that the incident happened on Thursday.

A witness, Jegede Taiwo, said the first explosion occurred around noon, killing a scavenger who was trying to break a metal that looked like a rocket. One person also sustained injury at the time.

"They must have brought the rocket from somewhere," he said, explaining that the blast severed the head of the deceased.

The second blast occurred around 5:00 p.m., Shehu Idris, a resident, said, adding that the incident razed a hous...