The Speaker of the Delta State House of
Assembly, Rt. Hon. Victor Ochei, yesterday, at
Obomkpa in Aniocha North Local Government
Area of Delta State, emerged unhurt after an
assassination attempt. However, locally made
canon contraptions, which triggered the explosion, critically injured a female aide to
one of the Speaker’s associates.
Ochei, on a routine familiarisation and thank-
you tour of his Aniocha North Constituency,
had barely finished exchanging pleasantries
with his supporters at the Eke Market square
venue, when a loud explosion and its attendant
smoke threw the crowd into pandemonium. According to an eye-witness, the Speaker had
not taken his seat immediately on arrival, as he
was busy exchanging greetings when the
canon, ignited and propelled from the rear on
trajectory to his seat on the front row, was
inhibited by chairs which, even though were shattered, provided some cushioning effect. It was also gathered that the explosives were
wrapped in white satin materials, which made
detection impossible, as the chairs and tables
were also decorated in white materials. The victim, whose left ankle was badly injured,
was immediately rushed to the Federal Medical
Centre, Asaba, but referred to the Delta State
University Teaching Hospital Oghara for
further medical attention. She was said to be in
stable condition just as doctors were battling to avert amputation.
Assembly, Rt. Hon. Victor Ochei, yesterday, at
Obomkpa in Aniocha North Local Government
Area of Delta State, emerged unhurt after an
assassination attempt. However, locally made
canon contraptions, which triggered the explosion, critically injured a female aide to
one of the Speaker’s associates.
Ochei, on a routine familiarisation and thank-
you tour of his Aniocha North Constituency,
had barely finished exchanging pleasantries
with his supporters at the Eke Market square
venue, when a loud explosion and its attendant
smoke threw the crowd into pandemonium. According to an eye-witness, the Speaker had
not taken his seat immediately on arrival, as he
was busy exchanging greetings when the
canon, ignited and propelled from the rear on
trajectory to his seat on the front row, was
inhibited by chairs which, even though were shattered, provided some cushioning effect. It was also gathered that the explosives were
wrapped in white satin materials, which made
detection impossible, as the chairs and tables
were also decorated in white materials. The victim, whose left ankle was badly injured,
was immediately rushed to the Federal Medical
Centre, Asaba, but referred to the Delta State
University Teaching Hospital Oghara for
further medical attention. She was said to be in
stable condition just as doctors were battling to avert amputation.
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