The house of the Speaker of the Bayelsa state house of assembly, Kombowei Benson was bombed on Thursday, January.
The Peoples Democratic Party lawmaker held his political opponents responsible for the bomb attack on his home in Southern Ijaw local government area of the state..
He revealed on a radio programme in Yenagoa, that he was alerted of the attack on his house through telephone.
“I was asleep in my house in Yenagoa when my wife’s phone rang and we recieved a message was that they have thrown dynamite into my house. It’s not unexpected because they have promised to assassinate me or my family members.”
Meanwhile, the Police spokesperson in the state, Asinim Butswat, has also confirmed the attack, stating that the police was on the trail of the perpertrators of the attack.
“On the 7/1/2016, at about 0405hrs, unknown persons detonated an object suspected to be dynamite in the compound of Hon Kombowei Benson, at Korokorosei community,” Butswat said in a statement.
“The impact resulted to damage to the doors, windows and glasses in his residence. Nobody was injured and no life was lost.
“The scene was visited and a team of Explosive ordnance Disposal unit (EOD) is conducting post blast Investigations. Efforts have been intensified to arrest the culprits.”
