The police have arrested three persons in connection with
the attack on the Christian Universal Church International belonging to father
of Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike.
Hoodlums numbering about five sneaked into the church on 25
Azikiwe Street Mile, 3 Diobu, on Saturday night and detonated the explosives
suspected to be dynamites.
It was gathered a significant part of the church was damaged
by the explosion, which created panic in the area.
Though no group had claimed responsibility for the dastardly
act, three of the miscreants were said to have been apprehended by a vigilant
group and handed over to the police.
The operatives of Eagle crack, an outfit of the state police
command, Mopol 19 and other security agencies were said to have cordoned off
the area.
The Assistant Chief Security Officer of the Azikiwe Street
Security, Collins Johnbull, said one of his men was hit by a bullet in the
process of chasing the suspects.
He, however, said the affected Local vigilant group member
was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment.
Narrating the incident, Johnbull said: “On Saturday, 28th
November, 2020, while I was on my duty post, we observed some movements around
8pm to 9pm and we were on the alert, before then we saw some strange faces,
about five of them that entered into the governor’s father’s church.
“We thought they were church members having their normal
evening programme, but we were suspicious of them because of the way they were
moving.
“By God’s grace, we were able to apprehend three of the
criminals that attacked the church, while two escaped. We did everything in our
power to apprehend the hoodlums, as we are talking now, one of my men who was
hit by a bullet is receiving treatment.”
The Police Public Relations Officer, Nnamdi Omoni, said the
arrested suspects were helping the police in their investigations.
He said: “I can confirm the attack on the Church and three
suspects arrested in connection with the attack. They are helping us in our
Investigation. The Church has been swept by the Bomb Department”.
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