Kogi Denies Explosion at Government House
By Nafisat Bello
The Kogi State Government has debunked the report of bomb explosion at the Government House in Lokoja.
This was contained in a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Yahaya Bello, Onogwu Muhammed, on Tuesday.
The governor’s spokesman was reacting to an alleged false alarm raised by some residents about a bomb explosion around the Government House in the state capital which was also reported in some media houses.
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“The government is miffed and views this publication as malicious, false, misleading and a calculated attempt to cause panic and undermine the already improved security situation in the state.
“The Bomb Disposal Unit at the Nigerian Police Force Command was located a minute away from the scene which was immediately deployed to the area.
“On arrival, they found out that it was a plastic bottle and a can of insecticide wrapped together with a power source to look like an Improvised Explosive Device (IED). It was discovered to be a hoax and the object was immediately removed by the operatives,” the statement read in part.
He therefore called on the public to disregard the publication and go about their lawful activities.
