Terrible explosion rocks PDP secretariat in Cross River
There was an explosion at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Secretariat in Calabar, Cross River State.
The explosion, which many believe is a bomb, occurred about 5:30am on Monday causing a tremor which affected many buildings within the vicinity.
Residents of the city who passed along the area of the Secretariat along the Murtala Mohammed Highway reported witnessing a heavy deployment of armed policemen and soldiers who cordoned off the affected area.
A witness told reporters the he “heard a loud bang and everywhere started shaking. I thought the house was going to collapse.”
In a compound that shares the same fence with the back of the secretariat, several glass doors and windows were shattered.
John Okon, the state chairman of the party said, “I understand they threw in a bomb or dynamite or something. The police are there and the anti-bomb squad is on the way. We would not be able to use the secretariat for the ward congresses. We would be using the Presidential Lodge.
“All the electoral officers are collecting their materials and going to the field. The windows and other things inside the office were destroyed,” he confirmed.
