 Many persons have sustained different degrees of injuries after an explosion rocked parts of the mile 3 market in Portaqot, the River State capital. The explosion occurred at the dry fish section of the market around 6.20 am when traders were bringing in their goods and others went opening for business. In the Confucian Institute, two persons were severely injured while scores mostly women suffered various degrees of injuries. Confirming the development, the spokesperson of the River State Police Command SP Namdi Omoni told newsmen that police operatives have been deployed to the scene of the incident to ascertain what happened. He also stated that injured persons have been rushed to a nearby hospital where while no life was lost in the incident. Hello hope you enjoyed the news please do subscribe to our youtube channel and don't forget to hit the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates.