The Rivers State Police Command has arrested three suspects who allegedly detonated explosives at a Pentecostal church said to be owned by the father of Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike.
The Christian Universal Church International is located at Mile 3, in the Diobu area of Port Harcourt.
It was gathered that the suspects numbering about five attacked the church around 8:00 pm on Saturday.
The intervention of men of a local security outfit in the area led to the arrest of the suspects.
Narrating the incident Assistant Chief Security Officer of the Azikiwe Street Security, Collins Johnbull, said, “On Saturday, 28th day of November, 2020, while I was on my duty post, we observed some movements around 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm and we were on the alert, before then we saw some strange faces, about five of them, that entered into the governor’s father’s church and we thought they were church members having their normal evening programme, but we were suspicious of them because of the way they were moving.
“About five minutes after the boys entered the church, there was an explosion, we heard a banging noise like that of a bomb from the church and we immediately approached the church and saw them (the suspects) jumping out of the church wearing masks and carrying guns and started shooting at my men.
“By God’s grace, we were able to apprehend three of the criminals that attacked the church, while two escaped. We did everything in our power to apprehend the hoodlums, as we are talking now, one of my men who was hit by a bullet is receiving treatment.”
It was gathered that the three suspects have been taken into custody by the police.
