A suspected bomb explosion left the people of Umuneke Obazu Mbieri in Mbaitoli LGA, Imo State devastated as they woke up on Sunday morning to witness the incident.
Relying on journalists, a community leader, Emeka Arimanwa, narrated that around 1 a.m., an alleged drone was seen flying over the community and its neighbors Umunjam and Amaulu in the autonomous communities of Ihitte Mbieri, a scene that, he said, , it was unusual.
He further explained that within 10 minutes of sighting the object, a loud explosion was heard, destroying a building and causing varying degrees of damage to other nearby buildings.
Arimanwa hinted that the effect of the explosion had created apprehension in the community as such an incident had never occurred in the area before.
He asked security agencies to visit the site to determine the level of destruction caused by the explosion and investigate its cause.
The DPO in charge of Mbieri Police Division, Superintendent of Police Wet Ben, visited the scene but did not make any official statement on the cause of the explosion.
Visiting the site of the explosion, the local government chairman, Ifunanya Nwanegwo, addressed residents of the area and urged them to remain calm, assuring them that everything possible was being done to uncover the cause of the explosion.