HOW THE ATTEMPT TO BOMB WINNERS' CHAPEL WAS FOILED

The Police have foiled an attempt to bomb the Living Faith Church, popularly known as Winners Chapel in Owerri, the Imo state capital.
An Improvised Explosive Device was recovered by the police at the premises of the church in the wee hours of Sunday.
Owing to this, the Sunday service of the church had to be relocated to another part of the town.
The device was said to have been spotted by a member of the church.
The police anti-bomb disposal unit was called in to defuse the bomb.
It was believed to have been planted on Saturday, waiting for detonation during the Sunday service.
The church is headed by renowned Bishop David Oyedepo.
The headquarters of the church is in Ota, Ogun State.
The police authorities in the state confirmed the development on Sunday.
Their advice: churches should pay attention to security.

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police in Imo State, Abdulmajid Ali, said in Owerri that six persons had been arrested in connection with the two improvised explosive devices planted at the Living Faith Church.
Ali, who spoke to newsmen at the church premises along Port Harcourt Road, Owerri, said the “two timed bombs” were planted at the church premises by unknown persons.
According to him, the command was alerted about the strange objects in the church compound.
He said: “We were alerted that some devices were seen in the church and immediately we deployed our anti-bomb squad.
:We are happy that the squad immediately defused the bomb on arrival and six persons have been arrested so far.”
Ali said the command would do everything possible to unravel the perpetrators of the act.
He urged the people to go about their normal activities as the two IEDs have been defused.
Also speaking, the Commander of 34 Artillery Brigade, Owerri, Brigadier General Lanre Bello, confirmed that the explosives were capable of killing many people at a time.