Bombs found in Onitsha ahead of governorship poll
The explosives were said to have been found on Friday, November 17, 2017, near a police station in Onitsha north local government area.
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According to a report by TheCable, the explosives were said to have been found on Friday, November 17, 2017, near a police station in Onitsha north local government area.
The IEDs were reported to have been evacuated by the officers in the anti-bomb squad of the police.
“I was at the main market with my brother when we heard bombs were discovered in GRA, near the police station.
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“The news caused tension with people rushing to pack their things and leave the market. But we later heard they (the IEDs) had been removed. Let’s hope this election doesn’t turn into something else,” a resident was quoted as saying.
The state police command is yet to react to the reports.
It should be noted that five days ago, there was a reported discovery of a substance suspected to be an IED at the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the state.
However, Nkwachukwu Orji, the INEC resident electoral commissioner, had denied knowledge of such discovery.
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