OGUN State governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, newly-inaugurated 26 members of the state House of Assembly, friends and well-wishers, on Monday, escaped death as a substance described as Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was discovered a few metres from the Assembly complex.
The device, Nigerian Tribune learnt, was detonated by the officers of the Nigeria Police Anti-Bomb Squad, as the yellow light in the explosive was blinking when it was detected.
Some members of the Gateway Television (GTV) Outside Broadcast (OB) van crew told the Nigerian Tribune that the explosive was spotted inside the grass very close to a window pane at about 11.45 a.m. when the inauguration of the seventh session of the House was under way.
A member of the police anti-bomb squad was said to have discovered the explosive while combing the assembly premises.
A source, who spoke with the Nigerian Tribune on condition of anonymity, said, “immediately this was spotted, he alerted his colleagues, who combed the spot and discovered the explosive, with the yellow light blinking. It was immediately cut off and was taken into the van and they drove away.”
The detonated explosive was taken away in a police van marked NPF 1756C to the police headquarters, Eleweran.
Governor Amosun, in a statement signed by his Senior Special Adviser on Media and Communication , Funmi Wakama, while speaking on the development condemned the act, saying, “this action depicts the height of desperation and wickedness by some agents of violence still prowling the state.
“This development is alien to the state and the administration will not allow agents of violence to peddle their trade in the state.”
He directed all relevant security agencies to investigate and unmask those behind it and bring them to book.
Also, commenting on the development, a member of the assembly, Honourable Motunrayo Adeleye-Oladapo, said, “why would anyone think of killing people, innocent people for that matter?
“What could be the motive behind it? This could have been a tragedy to the state. We shall continue to pray and this shows that our governor has God’s backing and we shall continue to rely on Him to take this government to the land of progress.”
Governor Amosun, in his inaugural speech, called for genuine collaboration from all the tiers of government in the mission of rebuilding the state.
He promised to uphold and strengthen the principle of separation of powers needed for checks and balances for the nation’s democracy.
Reacting to the incident, the state Police Public Relations Officer (PRO), Muyiwa Adejobi, confirmed the nature of the device, saying “it is an Improvised Explosive Device (IED).”
Adejobi described the incident as unfortunate, saying “we have to commend the officers and men at the scene of the incident for being vigilant enough to detect the explosive early.”
He hinted that the state Commissioner of Police, Musa Daura, had directed that proper investigations be carried out on the incident.
The device, Nigerian Tribune learnt, was detonated by the officers of the Nigeria Police Anti-Bomb Squad, as the yellow light in the explosive was blinking when it was detected.
Some members of the Gateway Television (GTV) Outside Broadcast (OB) van crew told the Nigerian Tribune that the explosive was spotted inside the grass very close to a window pane at about 11.45 a.m. when the inauguration of the seventh session of the House was under way.
A member of the police anti-bomb squad was said to have discovered the explosive while combing the assembly premises.
A source, who spoke with the Nigerian Tribune on condition of anonymity, said, “immediately this was spotted, he alerted his colleagues, who combed the spot and discovered the explosive, with the yellow light blinking. It was immediately cut off and was taken into the van and they drove away.”
The detonated explosive was taken away in a police van marked NPF 1756C to the police headquarters, Eleweran.
Governor Amosun, in a statement signed by his Senior Special Adviser on Media and Communication , Funmi Wakama, while speaking on the development condemned the act, saying, “this action depicts the height of desperation and wickedness by some agents of violence still prowling the state.
“This development is alien to the state and the administration will not allow agents of violence to peddle their trade in the state.”
He directed all relevant security agencies to investigate and unmask those behind it and bring them to book.
Also, commenting on the development, a member of the assembly, Honourable Motunrayo Adeleye-Oladapo, said, “why would anyone think of killing people, innocent people for that matter?
“What could be the motive behind it? This could have been a tragedy to the state. We shall continue to pray and this shows that our governor has God’s backing and we shall continue to rely on Him to take this government to the land of progress.”
Governor Amosun, in his inaugural speech, called for genuine collaboration from all the tiers of government in the mission of rebuilding the state.
He promised to uphold and strengthen the principle of separation of powers needed for checks and balances for the nation’s democracy.
Reacting to the incident, the state Police Public Relations Officer (PRO), Muyiwa Adejobi, confirmed the nature of the device, saying “it is an Improvised Explosive Device (IED).”
Adejobi described the incident as unfortunate, saying “we have to commend the officers and men at the scene of the incident for being vigilant enough to detect the explosive early.”
He hinted that the state Commissioner of Police, Musa Daura, had directed that proper investigations be carried out on the incident.
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