An explosive device that was thrown from a moving car
destroyed six vehicles at a popular night club, Krystal lounge at Wuse II,
Abuja late Friday night.
The blast which occurred around
11:30pm, also shattered the glass windows of nearby buildings and threw
residents into panic.
No casualty was recorded and the club
which was believed to have been the target was not affected by the blast.
The Federal Capital Territory
Commissioner of Police, Adenrele Shinaba, told journalists at the scene that
the device was thrown from a vehicle in motion.
He added that no arrest had been
made.
The CP did not say the type of
explosive used. “I am not a bomb expert,’’ he retorted.
He, however, said men of the
Explosive Ordnance Department of the police had commenced investigation into
the matter and that they would reveal the type of explosives used and the
motive of those behind the explosion.
Shards of glasses littered the scene
but the affected vehicles had been taken away before our correspondent got
there on Saturday morning.
Shinaba assured residents of the FCT
of police preparedness to contain any threat to law and order just as he urged
the public to assist law enforcement agencies with credible information that
could help them.
The manager of the club, Alex
Zanator, said that no patron of
the club was injured by the blast which was thrown at vehicles parked across
the building.
He explained, “Nobody was injured by
the explosion and the club continued its operation some minutes after the
blast. We are collaborating with security agencies to protect our club members
and we have no plans to stop our business on account of the incident.”