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Shells of a cannon shot during a traditional ceremony has reportedly killed a 26-year-old pregnant woman at Ujevwu community, in Udu Council Area of Delta State.

Sources from the community said the woman, identified as Mrs. Ese Edewor, was alleged to be taking her bath in a makeshift bathroom outside her apartment when the incident occurred on Saturday.

The deceased, a mother of two, was expecting her third child when the shrapnels from traditional cannon pierced her stomach and she died on the spot before medical assistance could be rendered.