Several fishermen on a fishing expedition in Lake Victoria discovered six mortar bombs on Wednesday when they cast their fish nets in the lake.
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) reported that the fishermen thought they had secured a huge catch only to find that a box containing the explosives was entangled with some fish they caught.
The DCI said, “The fishermen had cast their nets in the still waters of the world’s second largest fresh water lake, in the hope of a handsome catch.”
“Their net suddenly became heavy and voila! The fishermen beamed with excitement at the thought that they had caught a large Nile Perch locally known as Mbuta, that would fetch a handsome pay at the local fishmongers’ market.” The DCI added.
According to the authorities, the fishermen were shocked to discover the explosives when they made a concerted effort to lift the fish nets.
The DCI stated, “Shock of their lives came when they discovered that they had caught a heavy metallic box, instead of the anticipated Mbuta delicacy.”
Afraid the explosives would detonate, two fishermen reportedly jumped into the lake.
“Two fishermen who were shocked by the finding immediately opted to jump into the hippo infested waters, fearing that the bombs would go off,” the DCI report explains further.
The other three others took the unexpected discovery to the shore and reported the incident to the beach management chairman, Isaiah Ouko who escalated the matter to DCI detectives based at Mbita.
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