This is as Police in Ebonyi state are currently working to unravel the mystery
behind the alleged failed attempt by yet to be identified persons to
bomb the State secretariat of the All Progressives Congress, APC in
Abakaliki, Ebonyi state capital.
behind the alleged failed attempt by yet to be identified persons to
bomb the State secretariat of the All Progressives Congress, APC in
Abakaliki, Ebonyi state capital.
It was gathered that the APC office along the Kipirikpiri road, few
metres away from the Government House which also serves as the
campaign office of the Governorship candidate of the party, Senator
Julius Ucha was attacked by unknown persons with objects suspected to
be Improvised Explosive Device, (IED).
Though the alleged plots by those suspected to be agents of some
political parties in the state was foiled, one of the aides to Senator
Ucha, John Ekeh disclosed that the incident occurred in the night of
Sunday when they heard a loud sound at the back of the building.
John Eke said they heard a loud sound at the back of the building at
10. 45pm on Sunday night when the suspected terrorists threw in the
(IED) through the fence with intention to bomb the office and
unfortunately the explosive could not catch up with the petrol that
accompanied it.
“Around 10.45pm on Sunday night, we were at the front to the office
with some policemen attached to the secretariat when we heard a very
terrifying sound from the back yard. When we went there, we discovered
an object that looked like locally made Explosive which had detonated
but unfortunately for those that threw it, the can of fuel that
accompanied the explosive could not catch fire when the object
exploded”
“it was a clear intention of those that did it to burn down the office
but God was on our side because when they threw the objects from the
fence, the wire at the fence may have held the can containing the fuel
and the intention was when the object exploded, the fuel will catch
fire and the entire building would have been razed down he said”
Meanwhile, Senator Julius Ucha has expressed concern over increasing
plots by some political parties in the state to cause violence and
loss of lives and property and described the failed attempt to bomb
his campaign office as one of the negative signs of what some
political parties are planning to do in the state during and after the
election.
Senator Ucha called on the Inspector General of Police to order
thorough investigation into the incident, while calling on the APC
supporters in the state to go about their lawful businesses as he is
capable of controlling the increasing violent attempts on him and the
party faithful in the state in the face of all provocations.
However, some senior police officers including the Area Commander and
the Divisional Police Officer, in charge of Kpirikpiri police station
were at the scene to access the damage and a bomb disposal unit of the
Nigeria Police was invited to evacuate the objects.
metres away from the Government House which also serves as the
campaign office of the Governorship candidate of the party, Senator
Julius Ucha was attacked by unknown persons with objects suspected to
be Improvised Explosive Device, (IED).
Though the alleged plots by those suspected to be agents of some
political parties in the state was foiled, one of the aides to Senator
Ucha, John Ekeh disclosed that the incident occurred in the night of
Sunday when they heard a loud sound at the back of the building.
John Eke said they heard a loud sound at the back of the building at
10. 45pm on Sunday night when the suspected terrorists threw in the
(IED) through the fence with intention to bomb the office and
unfortunately the explosive could not catch up with the petrol that
accompanied it.
“Around 10.45pm on Sunday night, we were at the front to the office
with some policemen attached to the secretariat when we heard a very
terrifying sound from the back yard. When we went there, we discovered
an object that looked like locally made Explosive which had detonated
but unfortunately for those that threw it, the can of fuel that
accompanied the explosive could not catch fire when the object
exploded”
“it was a clear intention of those that did it to burn down the office
but God was on our side because when they threw the objects from the
fence, the wire at the fence may have held the can containing the fuel
and the intention was when the object exploded, the fuel will catch
fire and the entire building would have been razed down he said”
Meanwhile, Senator Julius Ucha has expressed concern over increasing
plots by some political parties in the state to cause violence and
loss of lives and property and described the failed attempt to bomb
his campaign office as one of the negative signs of what some
political parties are planning to do in the state during and after the
election.
Senator Ucha called on the Inspector General of Police to order
thorough investigation into the incident, while calling on the APC
supporters in the state to go about their lawful businesses as he is
capable of controlling the increasing violent attempts on him and the
party faithful in the state in the face of all provocations.
However, some senior police officers including the Area Commander and
the Divisional Police Officer, in charge of Kpirikpiri police station
were at the scene to access the damage and a bomb disposal unit of the
Nigeria Police was invited to evacuate the objects.
Senator Ucha escapes assassination as Ebonyi APC office bombed
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