The police in Owerri, the Imo State capital, averted yesterday a disaster, following the discovery of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) at Kilmanjaro Fast Food.
The bombs were reportedly planted by suspected terrorists.
The discovery, which threw the city into pandemonium, occurred about three months after an attempt was made to blow up the Winners Chapel, Owerri branch.
The incident was foiled by the police.
The explosives, which were hidden in air condition units at the lobby and the kitchen close to gigantic gas cylinders, were defused by the Bomb Disposal Unit of the Imo State Police Command, which sealed off the building.
Speaking with reporters on the scene of the crime, Commissioner of Police Abdulmajid Ali said: “We received a call about 21.30 hours that bombs were uncovered at Kilmanjaro Fast Food. Men of the Bomb Disposal Unit moved in, discovered the explosives and defused them.”
Dismissing allegation of terrorists’ attack, the police chief said the manager of the eatery, who might have alerted the police, was called by unknown persons, who demanded millions of naira, saying they had planted explosives on the premises and would detonate them if he did not meet their demand.
Ali added: “It was not a terrorists’ attack because Boko Haram insurgents will not demand money. We are investigating the incident.”
He urged residents to be calm, assuring that the police would provide security during the Yuletide.
The police commissioner enjoined the people to be security conscious and offer information that would assist in fighting crime.
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