Delta Speaker escapes assassination

Delta Speaker escapes assassination
on november 03, 2013 at 6:05 am in news
Hon. Ochei
The Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly,
Rt. Hon. Victor Ochei, yesterday, at Obomkpa in
Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta
State, emerged unhurt after an assassination
attempt. However, locally made canon
contraptions, which triggered the explosion,
critically injured a female aide to one of the
Speaker’s associates.
Ochei, on a
routine
familiarisation
and thank-
you tour of
his Aniocha
North
Constituency,
had barely
finished
exchanging
pleasantries
with his
supporters at
the Eke
Market
square venue,
when a loud explosion and its attendant smoke
threw the crowd into pandemonium.
According to an eye-witness, the Speaker had not
taken his seat immediately on arrival, as he was
busy exchanging greetings when the canon, ignited
and propelled from the rear on trajectory to his seat
on the front row, was inhibited by chairs which,
even though were shattered, provided some
cushioning effect.
It was also gathered that the explosives were
wrapped in white satin materials, which made
detection impossible, as the chairs and tables were
also decorated in white materials.
The victim, whose left ankle was badly injured, was
immediately rushed to the Federal Medical Centre,
Asaba, but referred to the Delta State University
Teaching Hospital Oghara for   further medical
attention. She was said to be in stable condition just
as doctors were battling to avert amputation.