Kogi state government has said that the explosion that rocked the state on Thursday was set up by ‘misguided politicians’ to distract President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to the state.
Governor Yahaya Bello’s Security Adviser, Jerry Omodara, spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja.
OduNews had reported that four persons were killed during the explosion which occurred around 9.00 a.m. close to the old palace of the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland.
Omodara confirmed the state government received intelligence about the incident.
The retired Commodore said there was enough deployment of security personnel to frustrate the “efforts”.
“The enemies of progress tried to distract President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to Kogi by setting off that explosion.”
Omodara maintained that the blast was orchestrated by “misguided politicians and people who don’t want anything good for their state”.
The adviser further accused “disgruntled politicians” of celebrating the incident.
He urged everyone to take security seriously, warning that no one is immune to attack.
