ABA – A suspected bomb explosion was said to have erupted amid the by-election of the Aba North/SOUTH federal constituency seat on Saturday March 27, at Umuola Hall, ward 8, Ogbor Hill, Aba North Council.
Confirmed Report from Vanguard revealed that no life was lost, but electoral materials scattered as workers, voters and party agents scampered for safety.
Security agents were prompt in their response to restore order, as voting process continued, as of the time of filing this report.
An eyewitness who was also a voter at the polling unit of the incident, known as Chinedu Eze said they were on queue when they heard a loud sound and everyone ran for safety.
In his words, “We were on queue, some people were being accredited to cast their votes when we heard a loud sound, everybody took to their heels. It was a bomb and we didn’t know where it came from”.
Effort to get the reaction of the State Commissioner of Police, Mrs Janet Agbede, was unsuccessful.
Lolo Ijeoma Njoku reporting, Obinwannem News
