The police on Monday said it had started investigation into Sunday’s planned bombing of a Church in Owerri, Imo State.
The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Frank Mba, made the disclosure at a joint news conference organised by the National Information Centre, Abuja.
Mba, however, advised members of the public not to hurriedly link the incident to terrorism.
“The media and the citizens should not be in a hurry to link the Owerri incident to establish terror cell until the full identity of those behind it are known to security forces.
“Until the motives are established, I think it will be pre-emptive for us to give it the toga of terrorism.
“It could be anything, for us in the security world, we live all options open, we are ready to test all hypothesis,” Mba said.
The Deputy Director, Public Relations, Department of State Services, Marilyn Ogar, stressed the need for Nigerians to be vigilant.
Ogar said no piece of information should be taken granted, assuring that security forces had been placed on red alert nationwide to forestall any eventuality.
“Security forces are on red alert throughout Nigeria not just in the North-East, North-West or Abuja, but everybody has been placed on red alert,” Ogar said.
Earlier, the Coordinator of the centre, Mr Mike Omeri, had said a call by a Nigerian to DSS security numbers led to the detonation of the explosive device.
Omeri said the Improvised Explosive Devices planted at the Church by unknown persons were timed to explode at the beginning of the church’s service.
“The quick response by security forces in foiling the explosion must be attributed to timely intelligence report,” he said. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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my advice is that the Igbos in North should all return home now because this is civil war building up. once they bomb here, the reprisal will be massive that might lead to civil war.
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