Gunmen on Friday attacked the home of a former Bayelsa State deputy governor, Peremobowei Ebebi, with explosives in the latest episode of a bitter political rivalry that risks degenerating ahead of next year’s general election.
Witnesses told Reuters that gunmen in four speedboats attacked Ebebi‘s home at around 11.30 GMT with improvised explosives, killing a private security guard.
Ebebi, who left Bayelsa months ago and was believed to be in the capital Abuja, could not be reached for comment.
Police confirmed the attack in Aleibri, a village about 40 km (25 miles) northwest of the state capital Yenagoa, but had no details on who the gunmen were or their motives.
”We have dispatched our men to the scene to take charge of the situation. From reports available to me, there was extensive damage to the residence,” Bayelsa police spokesman Eguadoen Emokpae told Reuters.
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