An explosion on Sunday morning hit the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) Bishara one, in Tudun Wada, Jos north local government area of Plateau State. Report reaching us indicated that no casualty was recorded in the explosion. A resident of Tudun Wada, Losam Yohannah said two bombs had been planted in the church but one went off outside the church premises while the other one concealed inside the church was defused by the police anti-bomb squad. Special Task Force (STF) Media and Information Officer Captain Ikedichi Iweha said one member of the church had noticed a concealed device and alerted security agents. Captain Iweha said "one of the worshipers had detected a concealed device in one of the toilets and the church alerted security operatives who went in there and defused the bomb. Another bomb was noticed outside the church premises while security men were sweeping the area and it was detonated but no one was harmed." He said the scene had been cordoned off and security had been beefed up around the city, he urged residents to remain alert. Our correspondent reports that normalcy had returned as service continued in the Church after the bombs were defused by security agencies.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday interrogated former Governor of Akwa Ibom State Godswill Akpabio over allegation of financial crimes. Daily Trust gathered that Akpabio honoured the invitation by the anti-graft agency to explain allegations of looting of the state’s funds during his tenure. Sources told our correspondent that Senator Akpabio was being interrogated late yesterday evening at the Abuja head offices of the Commission. He was spotted at the EFFC office in company of a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Rickey Tarfa, at about 5:20pm. Akpabio’s arrest yesterday is fallout of the petition by an Abuja-based lawyer and activist, Leo Ekpenyong, who had on June 8 this year petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari and the EFCC, calling for Senator Akpabio’s probe and accusing him of looting. The petitioner had earlier on Wednesday adopted his petition and provided more details to the anti-graft agency on the allegations against the minority leader of People...
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