Chairman Killed As Explosion Hits Delta Community

By Patrick Adamagu

A dynamite explosion in Agadama community, Uwheru Kingdom of Ughelli North local government area of Delta State has claimed the life of the community chairman, Sunday Iniovogoma.

The incident according to sources from the community occurred at about 12:40p.m with some other persons whom were in the house sustaining various degrees of injuries.

Giving details of the incident, the source said: “He was sleeping in his bedroom inside his house when the blast occurred.

“It appears that the perpetrators of the act apparently threw the dynamite into his bedroom while he was sleeping and exploded damaging part of the building and killed the chairman at the spot.”

Meanwhile, hundreds of commuters travelling to riverine communities in Bomadi, Burutu local government areas of Delta State and parts of Bayelsa State were yesterday stranded as youths from Agadama community barricaded the Uwheru/Bomadi road in protest of the death of the chairman.

The youths who also destroyed windscreens of some vehicles later left the road following the arrival of a team of policemen mobilised to restore calm to the area.

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