Explosion Hits Rivers State Deputy Governors Office

A very horrendous blast has rocked the Rivers State government house, a government spokesperson said.
The explosion occurred near the deputy governor, Tele Ikuru’s office in the early hours of Tuesday.

There were no casualties, commissioner of
information, Ibim Semenitari, told PREMIUM
REPORTERS.

Ms. Semenitari said the explosion is suspected to
have occurred after a dynamite was thrown into the
building at about 3 am Tuesday.
Police anti-bomb personnel immediately took
control of the situation and retrieved some
shrapnel, she said.

However, a police spokesperson in the state denied knowledge of the incident.

Police Public Relations Officer Ahmad Muhammad
told PREMIUM REPORTERS he was not aware of any
explosion in the state.
“I’m not aware of it. Yes, I’m not aware of that,” Mr.
Muhammad said.

If the attack is proven, it would be a fresh twist in a
series of political crises that have rocked the
volatile oil producing state for months.

State lawmakers have been divided between those
supporting the governor, Chibuike Amaechi, and
those backing President Goodluck Jonathan, who is
locked in a lingering feud with Mr. Amaechi.

The dispute peaked after the six lawmakers
opposed to the governor claimed to have overruled
about 25 members to impeach the assembly’ s
speaker-a supporter of the governor.

The crisis that followed led to the shutdown of the
assembly and a takeover of its legislative
functions by the National Assembly. A court last
week nullified the National Assembly’s decision.
The six lawmakers, led by Evans Bipi, have offered
to work with Mr. Amaechi only if Mr. Bipi is
recognized as the speaker.

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