Two suspects who allegedly detonated dynamite at Governor Nyesom Wike’s father’s church have been arrested.
The incident occured at about 12AM on Saturday at the Christain Universal Church International situated at 25 Azikiwe Street Mile 3, Diobu, Port Harcourt.
Our correspondent reports that youths from the area, arrested the suspects and handed them over to the police.
Assistant Chief Security Officer of the street, Collins Johnbull, in an interview with our correspondent, said they saw five men entering the church at about 9PM but thought it was church members.
Johnbull disclosed that after some minutes, they heard a loud sound suspected to be dynamite and saw the hoodlums running out with guns.
He said himself and his men mobilized immediately and arrested two of the suspects before arrival of the police.
Another security personnel, Uche Brown said one of their members was in the hospital because of the injury he sustained while chasing the hoodlums.
They pleaded for assistance from the governor in terms of payment of medical bills.
The glass in the building was partly destroyed.
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