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There was pandemonium during the weekend in Asaba, Delta State following the discovery of an object suspected to be an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) at the entrance of the country home of a top management staff of the Department of Petroleum Resource (DPR), Mr Anthony Konwea.
The object which was discovered at about 6.30pm on Saturday, was a parcel in paper wrappings held together by a blue-strip men’s tie. It also had some electrical connections.
The discovery caused fear among the residents of the area who maintained a safe distance from it until was detonated.
But Delta State Police Command spokesman, Celestina Kalu, a Deputy Superintendent of Police dismissed the claim that the object was an IED, noting that the strange object was “just a trash tied in a black polytene bag’.
But Delta State Police Command spokesman, Celestina Kalu, a Deputy Superintendent of Police dismissed the claim that the object was an IED, noting that the strange object was “just a trash tied in a black polytene bag’.
She said people have become more alert about strange objects around their neighborhoods, following series of security tips by the police.
