Bomb Found In Winners Chapel Church, Owerri, Imo Stat

The Nigerian Times has just learnt of a bomb explosion
at the Owerri branch of the Living Faith Church (aka
Winners Chapel), located along the Owerri-PortHarcourt
road.
A member of the church who spoke to The Nigerian
Times on condition of anonymity said the bomb went
off at about 6am, before any worshippers got to the
church.
She said there were up to six bombs, all of which were
primed to go off at about 8am when then church would
have been filled to capacity, but for some reason, one of
the bombs went of much earlier.
“There was a bomb blast in our church this morning,
and so the church has relocated temporarily to Hero’s
square; that is where we’re having today’s service.
“The explosion occurred around 6am when nobody was
inside the church. When security agents got there they
now saw about five more bombs that were set to
explode at about 8am. We don’t know how that other
one managed to explode before the others,” she said.
When The Nigerian Times got through to DSP Andrew
Enwerem, the Police Public Relations officer for the Imo
state Command, he confirmed the planting of a bomb at
the church, but said it was the police who detonated it,
that it didn’t go off on its own.
His words: “The police deliberately detonated an object
that was suspected to be an Improvised Explosive Device
at Winners Chapel.
“The discovery was made last night by security men at
the Winners church who were very alert. When they
saw (an abandoned) hand bag around the church’s gate
they quickly alerted the police
“The police bomb experts quickly moved in and
discovered the explosive and deliberately detonated it
before it could cause any harm.
“We’ve gone on air to alert other churches and other
densely populated areas to be on the look out for such
suspected objects and quickly alert the police.”
The PPRO added that investigation has commenced into
the incident, although no arrest had been made as at
the time he spoke to The Nigerian Times this morning.