Posted on: 01:47 Fri, 08 Jan 2016



Home of Bayelsa State House of
Assembly speaker, Kombowei Benson
was on Thursday attacked by unknown
persons who detonated explosives in
his compound.

This tragedy was confirmed by the
State police public relations officer
(PPRO), Asinim Butswat. He stated that
it occurred in the hometown of the
lawmaker in Southern Ijaw local
government area of the state. Butswat
said the police was on the trail of those
behind the incident.

“On the 7/1/2016, at about 0405hrs,
unknown persons detonated an object
suspected to be dynamite in the
compound of Hon Kombowei Benson,
at Korokorosei community.

“The impact resulted to damage of the
doors, windows and glasses in his
residence. Nobody was injured and no
life was lost. The scene was visited and
a team of Explosive ordnance Disposal
unit (EOD) is conducting post blast
Investigations. Efforts have been
intensified to arrest the culprits”,
Butswat said in a statement.

In his reaction to the incident, Benson,
a member of the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP), blamed the attack on his
political opponents alleging that they
had vowed to eliminate him.

He said: “I was asleep in my house in
Yenagoa when my wife’s phone rang
and we recieved a message was that
they have thrown dynamite into my
house. It’s not unexpected because they
have promised to assassinate me or my
family members.”