Nigeria, June 26 -- A middle-aged woman has been confirmed dead in Imo State after a bomb explosion rocked Awo-Idemili, a community in Orsu Local Government Area of the South-eastern state.

The woman, Ngozi Umeh, hailed from Ubaheze village in the community.

The incident happened at about 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday at Eke Ubaheze Market Square in the community.

The police spokesperson in Imo State, Henry Okoye, in a statement on Thursday, said the explosive was believed to have been planted by members of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).

Mr Okoye, a deputy superintendent of police, said preliminary investigations showed that the deceased woman stepped on the explosive, which caused it to explode.

"She was critically injured ...