We told you earlier today that a bomb blast went off during an accreditation exercise at one of Enugu’s polling unit. Now we have got a photo of the car below:
According to the police:
“The Enugu state command of the Nigeria Police Force
through its operatives working in partnership with other sister security
agencies in the state on 28/03/13 averted what would have caused a
serious damage and loss of live at a polling station identified as WTC
polling station having three polling unit located in Ogui in Enugu
state. It was gathered that due to the heavy
presence of security operatives at the venue that the vehicle and a
baby boy car black in colour with registration number KUJ 971 LB driven
by yet to be identified persons and allegedly with some suspected
improvise explosive device IED, exploded shattering the said vehicle on
the road behind the polling station. It was further gathered that men of
the anti bomb squad of the Enugu state police command had promptly
intervened detonating remainders and also making the entire location
safe.
Meanwhile, the polling station
near the scene is experiencing heavy turn out out of voters who want to
elect their leaders and there is also heavy presence of security men as
the commissioner of police Cp Dan Bature and and other heads of sister
security agencies were also at the scene to assure voters and members of
the public about the readiness of the security agencies.
#NPFAlert #NPFElectionSecurity #NigeriaDecides“
