Explosion rocked the office of the Registrar of Rivers State University of Science and Technology, RSUST, Wednesday night.
Confirming the development, Rivers State Police Public Relations
Officer, Mr Ben Uguegbulam, said there was no casualty in the incident.
He said the Police had moved in to investigate the incident.
His words: “At about 1940hrs, the Commissioner of Police detailed
Police Explosive Ordinance Department team of the Command to proceed to
the office of the VC, RUSTH in response to a reported incident of
suspected explosion in the office of the VC. The team arrived at the
scene at about 2000hrs and commenced post blast investigation at the
already cordoned scene.
“That continued till this morning (yesterday), when at about 0930hrs,
investigation did not recover any piece of evidence indicating the use
of improvised explosive device, IED. Rather, the fire was started by
electrical device serving office refrigerator. The fire was earlier put
off by the campus security. No injury or serious damage was recorded.
Investigation is continuing.”
When contacted, the Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof.
Barineme Fakae, said that the explosion occurred at the office of the
university Registrar, which is in the same block with his. According to
him, nobody was hurt.
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