A would-be suicide
bomber was thwarted when the car he was driving laden with explosive devices
blew up before the car could reach the target which obviously was the Polling
Unit behind the Women Training Center in Enugu this morning March 28th.
The Resident
Electoral Commissioner for Enugu and the State Police Commissioner confirmed
the incident and said anti-bomb squad were immediately invited to the scene and
were able to successfully detonate a second explosive found in the premises.
Above is the vehicle that carried the explosive device
Journalists were
denied access to the scene as well.
As at the time of
filing this report, Dan Bature, commissioner of police in the state, had
arrived at the site of the incident but he had not made any comment.
The police anti-bomb
squad unit (pictured at the scene) said it was on ground and had “carried
out two controlled explosions”.
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