There was palpable tension among residents who live around the office of the Secretary to the Kogi State Government, Dr. Folashade Arike Ayoade after a very loud explosion was heard at the premises of her office.
The explosion was said to have been heard at about 8:30 on Tuesday morning in the premises of the building which is flanked by Lugard street, housing the Kogi State council of the Nigerian Union of Journalists secretariat.
As of the time of the time of the explosion, journalists had gathered had gathered in their Secretariat ahead of the days work.
The state Commissioner of Police, Edward Egbuka, has also confirmed confirmed the explosion.
According to him, “what happened was that we were informed of a package that looked like a bomb was left on the premises and I immediately deployed the bomb disposal unit there to assess the object.
“The object was immediately blown up. The explosion you heard was the handwork of our bomb disposing unit brought about by their efforts to blow up the object.”
He added that investigation is also ongoing to determine what the object was and how it got to the premises.
More to follow…