News just reaching us indicates that a car bomb exploded
at the WTC Primary School Polling Booth in Enugu North
Local Government Area of Enugu State at about 7.38 am
today, March 28.
The Advocate reports that there was however no
casualty as the bomb exploded before the election
commenced but there was pandemonium as voters
were scared.
The bombs was planted in a Honda Accord Car and
parked behind the WTC primary school by unknown
persons awaiting the commencement of voting.
Officials of the Police Bomb Unit who rushed to the
scene after policemen posted to the centre raised an
alert, said one of the bombs exploded inside the car
while the second did not explode before they arrived.
The bomb experts dismantled the second bomb which
was timed to explode during the voting.
It was revealed that the second bomb was detonated
at 8.45am by the police bomb operatives.
Enugu State Commissioner for Police, Mr. Dan Basture
led officials of the command and Department of State
Security, DSS, officials’ to the scene and to conduct
thorough screening of the school premises while
assuring scared voters of their safety as the situation
has been normalized.
Source: Naij.com
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