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Two Killed In Failed Bomb Attack On Imo Oil Facility

An explosion at a flow station in the oil-producing community of Izombe in Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State, killing two persons who wanted to bomb the facility.

The incident happened in the early hours of Wednesday at the facility operated by Addax Petroleum Development Nigeria Limited, Micheal Abattam, the Police Public Relations Officer in Imo, confirmed.

He said the Commissioner of Police in the state has drafted the command’s anti-bomb unit, as well as some operatives of the command to the area to prevent any breakdown of law and order.

According to an eyewitness, the two victims were trying to find their way into the flow station through the entrance when the bomb exploded and killed them.

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