The Arewa Youth Consultative Movement has accused supporters of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, of detonating an explosive near the Presidential Hotel in Rivers State during a protest on Tuesday. The Rivers State Government announced on Wednesday that they had apprehended a suspect linked to the incident. The explosion , believed to be caused by dynamite, occurred in the vicinity of the Presidential Hotel on the busy Aba expressway in Port Harcourt, sparking widespread panic. READ MORE: Group condemns explosion during Rivers protest, calls for arrestTheir statement reads: “Supporters of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, detonated an explosive near the Presidential Hotel in Rivers State during a protest. “They targeted the vicinity of the Hotel Presidential on the busy Port Harcourt-Aba Expressway, where federal lawmakers were lodging.

Source: The Guardian June 29, 2024 21:31 UTC