or 16/20  Police uncover two bombs in Imo 1 minute ago Imo State Police Command, yesterday averted a major disaster as they uncovered two improvise explosive devices, IEDs, planted in a popular restaurant located at Ikenegbu Layout, in Owerri metropolis. One of the explosive devices was planted inbetween split unit air conditioners in the lobby of the restaurant while the second device was planted at the back of the restaurant close to the cooking gas cylinders. Briefing newsmen at the scene of the discovery yesterday, the State Commissioner of Police, AbudulMajid Ali, disclosed that the command had received a distressed call by the manager of the eatery outlets at about 9.30pm on Wednesday that there was a possibility that a bomb had been planted in the restaurant, adding that police immediately swung into action. “We were alerted by the manger of the restaurant at about 21: 30 hours that he had received an anonymous call who had informed him that bombs have been planted in the restaurant and that if he refused to pay up that he would be dead this night, and immediately we received the distressed call, I personally led the antibomb disposal squad to the place,” he said. Continuing, he said at the restaurant “we discovered that the first Improvise Explosive Device was planted in between the split unit Air conditioner at the lobby and we made a further check in the building we discovered another one wired to the cooking gas cylinder at the back of the house and both were successfully removed.” Although, the Imo police boss stated that no arrest has been made so far, but that the police had already commenced investigation to unravelled those behind the planting of the devices. Ali, however, admonished the people of the state to be always vigilant especially during this festive period and to promptly report any suspicious movement in their areas to the police. He also advised owners of hotels and upscale restaurant owners to install close circuit cameras in their business premises to enable them monitor the movements of people
Posted on: Fri, 12 Dec 2014 07:31:52 +0000
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