By Ismail M. Kabir
Following a car explosion that occurred around NMPC fuel station along Obehira road in Okene last sunday the July 15th 2012, new discoveries have ensued. While eye witnesses and residents around the explosion scene continue to dismiss the reports as mere dynamite blast, security operatives in the state insist on a failed terrorist attack on a church within the area.
Beside the exxagerated bad press that greeted the incident, Ebira people within and outside Ebira land have been thrown into confussion. People in the community can hardly tell the truth from the lie as contradictory reports and false claims by security men continue flying around.
One sure fact remains that those behind the purported explosive attack are not from Ebiraland neither have they been confirmed to be terrorists as available facts indicate that they are labourers from Northern Nigeria who are invloved in blasting rocks with dynamites for construction purposes in Ebira land.
As the news media publish more startling reports on this development thus painting us black before the world, we are conducting our private investigation to bring the true picture of the incident to bare.
It is important to note that contrary to media reports that a bomb rigged car was planted before the entrance to the Living Faith Church, the explosion occured close to a fuel station about 200 meters from the church upon my personal visit to the scene. More amazing was the zero impact the explosion had on the fuel station, its staff and people at the mechanic workshop within the perimeter of the blast.
The latest development where security operative claimed to have extracted confession from the arrested occupant of the exploded car leading to their demolition of a building claimed as to be a hideout and bomb making factory in Obangede, Okehi LGA today, Tuesday July 17th 2012 is most worrisome.
We are investigating this recent development and will update our readers in due course.
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| The real image of the exploded car |
Beside the exxagerated bad press that greeted the incident, Ebira people within and outside Ebira land have been thrown into confussion. People in the community can hardly tell the truth from the lie as contradictory reports and false claims by security men continue flying around.
One sure fact remains that those behind the purported explosive attack are not from Ebiraland neither have they been confirmed to be terrorists as available facts indicate that they are labourers from Northern Nigeria who are invloved in blasting rocks with dynamites for construction purposes in Ebira land.
As the news media publish more startling reports on this development thus painting us black before the world, we are conducting our private investigation to bring the true picture of the incident to bare.
It is important to note that contrary to media reports that a bomb rigged car was planted before the entrance to the Living Faith Church, the explosion occured close to a fuel station about 200 meters from the church upon my personal visit to the scene. More amazing was the zero impact the explosion had on the fuel station, its staff and people at the mechanic workshop within the perimeter of the blast.
The latest development where security operative claimed to have extracted confession from the arrested occupant of the exploded car leading to their demolition of a building claimed as to be a hideout and bomb making factory in Obangede, Okehi LGA today, Tuesday July 17th 2012 is most worrisome.
We are investigating this recent development and will update our readers in due course.
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| Demolition in progress |
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| Building being demolished |
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| The rented building tagged as the hideout |
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