Following the explosion that rocked Okpella, the Governor of
Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has directed the commissioner of police and the
Director of Department of State Services (DSS) in the state, to commence search
for explosives and other weapons and dis-arm the militia group operating in the
community.
A suspected bomb factory was uncovered in Iddo, Okpella,
after one of the explosives exploded. One of the suspected bomb makers was
killed in the explosion. One of the victim’s legs was also chopped off by the
blast.
The building where the suspected bombs were manufactured is
a three- bedroom apartment which the villagers said was occupied by some men
from Kogi State.
A source in the village said youths in the area mobilised
and nabbed some occupants in the building. One of the occupants, who reportedly
escaped with a car loaded with prepared explosives, arms and ammunitions,
abandoned the vehicle along a bush path and fled.
President of Iddo Youth Movement, Mohammad Mohammad, said:
“We all came out when we heard the sound and informed the people that explosion
killed somebody. When we got to the place one of the occupants we met
immediately escaped in a vehicle.
So the youths gave him a hot chase shouting that he had
killed somebody and he was subsequently arrested and taken to the Divisional
Police Officer before his onward transfer to the area commander.” Wife of one
of the suspects and her children were also taken into custody.
Who owns the bomb factory and who are their clients?
Hmmmmmm
To be continued...
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