Delta Speaker Escapes Assassination

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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 among the Speaker's associates.

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Ochei, on a routine familiarisation and thank-you tour of his Aniocha North Constituency, had barely finished exchanging pleasantries together 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 hadn't taken his seat immediately on arrival, as he was busy exchanging greetings once the canon, ignited and propelled from a corner on trajectory to his seat on the leading row, was inhibited by chairs which, although were shattered, provided some cushioning effect.

It had been also gathered that the explosives were wrapped in white satin materials, which made detection impossible, since 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 considered to be just as doctors were battling to avert amputation.