Bomb Scare Causes Panic In Kogi Govt Office Complex

Workers in the office of the Secretary to Kogi State Government, Ministry of Women Affairs and Ministry of Chieftaincy Affairs on Tuesday morning vacated their various offices in Lokoja following a loud explosion that was heard on their premises.

The loud explosion was heard at about 8.30 am on Tuesday which sent panic to the people in Lokoja, the state capital of Kogi State.

Reporters reliably gathered that an object which look like a bomb was planted in the mosque located at the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs premises.

The source disclosed that when this unknown object was discovered calls were put to the security agents who visited the scene for investigation.

The source further added that some policemen from the Bomb Disposal Unit examined the said object and donated it. This made a loud sound and some staff in the ministry and other persons within the vicinity had to take cover to avoid being hit by the particles from the denoted object.

Meanwhile, when contacted the Kogi State Police Commissioner, CP Edward Egbuka confirmed the explosion.

His words, “Yes, what happened was “we were informed of a package that looked like a bomb was left on the premises and I immediately deployed the bomb disposal unit there to assess the object.

“The object was immediately blown up, the explosion you heard was the handwork of our bomb disposing unit brought about by their efforts to blow up the object.

“Investigation has also commenced ascertaining what the object was.”