48 hours after the Ebonyi State headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the State Secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) were attacked by unknown persons, another set of suspected hoodlums in the late hours of yesterday attacked the Labour Party campaign office in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital with an object suspected to be improvised explosive device (IED).

The APC incident closely followed the destruction of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) office and the homes of the party's supporters in Ohaukwu local government, by gunmen said to be wearing police uniform.

The device, according to workers at the party office, which belongs to the Labour Party gubernatorial running mate and chairman Senate Committee on Police Affairs, Senator Paulinus Igwe Nwagu, was discovered early in the morning when they came to work.

A source who spoke on condition of anonymity, said "We came to work this morning and noticed smoke coming from the back of the building. We went closer and discovered that the walls had been charred by a mild fire from a paint bucket they used in making the explosive. From what we saw, we suspect that it would have been more deadly if the explosive materials inside the paint bucket had caught the fire.

"We thank God it didn't happen as they planned it. If that had happened, the building would have been damaged or even burnt down".

When LEADERSHIP visited the scene, security personnel from the state police headquarters had cordoned off the area.

It was gathered that the bomb squad had earlier visited the area and carted away the materials inside the bucket suspected to be deadly.

When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Chris Anyanwu expressed worry over the incessant use of incendiary device to attack Political Party campaign offices by some mischief makers adding that the miscreants perpetrating the act usually hauled the device into the premises of their target at night, when most of the staff had closed for the day.

According to him; " it would be recalled that just yesterday, I addressed the press on the attack of APC and INEC office by some mischief makers. It is regrettable that this mischief makers with the

intention of heating up the polity has resorted to acts capable of causing panic among the public. After their attempt to attack APC and INEC office failed, the went to the campaign office of Labour Party and hauled the device into the office which charred some part of the wall".

ASP Anyanwu therefore warn such miscreants to desist from such acts or face their Waterloo and urged all law abiding citizens of the state to go about their normal business.
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