Police Confirm No Loss Of Life In Rivers State APP Office Blast, Bomb Experts Deployed To Scene

The Rivers State Police Command says it has launched an investigation into the explosion that rocked the office of the Action People’s Party along the GRA axis of Port Harcourt on Monday morning.

The Command’s spokesperson Grace Iringe-Koko, told SaharaReporters that a team of bomb experts have been deployed to the scene of the blast.

According to Iringe-Koko, the state police commissioner and other top officers of the command are currently inspecting the party office to have first-hand information.

She, however, noted that a thorough investigation has been launched to unravel the circumstances surrounding the incident.

“I can confirm to you that there was a blast at the state office of APP. However, the Command has deployed anti-bomb squad to the scene while investigation has been launched to unravel the circumstances surrounding the incident.

“Although, some property were damaged, no life was lost in the incident,” she said.

SaharaReporters reported earlier that an explosion had rocked the secretariat of the APP in the state.

This development comes amid rumours that Governor Siminalayi Fubara is considering defecting to the Action Peoples Party (APP) with his loyalists, following allegations that his predecessor and former political mentor, Nyesom Wike, has taken control of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state.