Delta Speaker Escapes Assassination after Explosive Device Goes Off In a Public Function He Was Attending

Delta State Speaker, Mr. Victor Ochei is happy to be alive after an apparent assassination attempt failed Saturday.
A young woman was, however, injured on the incident which took place at Obomkpa in Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State.
On a routine visit to his Aniocha North Constituency, Ochei had barely finished exchanging pleasantries with his supporters at the Eke Market square venue, when a loud explosion threw the crowd into pandemonium.
According to an eyewitness, the canon which was aimed at the Speaker’s seat was only inhibited by a row of chairs.

The projectile, it emerged, were wrapped in white satin materials, which made early detection difficult as the chairs and tables were also decorated in white materials.
The injured woman, whose left ankle was fragmented as a result of the explosion, was immediately rushed to the Federal Medical Centre, Asaba, by the Speaker’s pilot vehicle.
She was afterward transferred to the Delta State University Teaching Hospital, Oghara for further medical attention and is said to be in a stable condition just as doctors are battling to avert amputation.
The police have arrested one person in connection with the incident.