Following reports of a suspected at the United Evangelical Church Ehere/Umuola Ogbor Hill in Aba, the Abia State Police Command has denied discovering any explosive on the premises. The church however insists that no police officer has visited since the incident.
In a statement, the State Police Public Relations Officer DSP Maureen Chinaka said only an iron rod was found and that military personnel had visited the site to ensure compliance with road construction work.
Elder Ariomnwa Amadi, the church board chairman, expressed surprise at the police statement, questioning how it was made without any interaction with church officials. He confirmed that the DSS and several media organisations including Vanguard had visited to verify the incident, but no police officer of any rank had come to investigate.
Amadi said, “No police officer not even the lowest-ranked officer has come to the church to investigate. They could not have visited without asking questions from the church officials who witnessed the incident. Maybe they came and didn’t ask for any official of the church.”
The development has raised concerns over the handling of the incident by law enforcement and has attracted attention from both local media and security agencies.
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