Police confirm bomb blast at oil company in Imo community

Imo State Police have confirmed a bomb blast at an oil company in Izombe, Oguta Local Government Area of Imo.

The Command’s Spokesperson, CSP Mike Abattam, who confirmed the incident to journalists in Owerri, said it occurred in the early hours of Wednesday.

Abattam said the explosion occurred at a facility operated by Addax Petroluem Development Nigeria Limited.

According to him, Commissioner of Police in Imo, Mohammed Barde, already deployed a squad from the Command’s anti-bomb unit, as well as some of its operatives to the area to prevent breakdown of law and order.

“It happened, there was a bomb blast this morning at the facility but the commissioner has deployed our men to the site,” Abattam said.