PORT HARCOURT (AFP) - A suspected bomb exploded outside a court in Nigeria s oil city of Port Harcourt on Thursday as a judge was expected to rule on a disputed election result but there were no injuries.
The device went off at about 7:30 am (0630 GMT) at the gate of the Federal High Court in the southern city, which is capital of Rivers state.
"The explosion damaged some parts of a car parked near the court gate. No harm or injury was recorded," said eyewitness Alice Jumbo.
Security personnel put out a fire quickly and secured the area, she added. Another witness, Harry Obele, said the blast sent people running for cover into the court.
The court was due to rule on a case between the local Peoples Democratic Party, which is in power in Rivers but not nationally, against a local council chairman of the All Progressives Congress.
Sporadic violence was a feature of the build-up to presidential and state elections in Rivers in March and April.
The APC, which previously controlled the state, complained of intimidation and strongarm tactics on the part of the PDP, as well as widespread rigging at the vote. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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we now know who were behind the series of bombs and fire in court premises during the last dispensation. The bombs were to prevent the judiciary from functioning so that the Emperor Amaechi can rule as a despot. thank God for change!
ReplyDeleteSo they knw what the judge was going to rule. And tried to stop the court from passing judgments. Amechi don fail. APseeeee failure.
ReplyDeleteHow do you both know the judgement was to be in favour of PDP? Oh! I forgot, the judiciary of today in Rivers is PDP's rubber stamp.
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