There was confusion and panic as a bomb explosion rocked the Umuneke community in Mbieri, Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State on Saturday.
According to News360 Nigeria, the blast occurred at a newly completed family house, reducing the structure to rubbles.
However, the report said no casualties were recorded in the incident.
An eyewitness, who identified himself as Iyke Njoku, said, “The sound was massive as well as the bang. We waited a while and when we didn’t see any movement or hear screams, we decided to check, only to see the house in rubble.
“When people from neighbouring villages called to ask us the cause of the sound, that was when we went to check how safe we were.
“The house was a bungalow and the couple just completed it even as they were planning to move in by February.
“It is so painful that all their efforts have become a waste because they can’t move in as planned again.”
Another resident, Mr. Emma Emeka, said they were jolted by the loud blast.
Emeka said, “We were in our house when we heard a massive sound, just like an explosion. When we rushed out, a newly constructed bungalow was destroyed. It happened so quickly, as nobody saw what triggered it or who was behind it.
“All we heard was the loud explosion; now, we are gazing at the new building of our kinsman reduced to rubble.
“The couple had worked hard to complete the building and were planning to move in this year but they cannot do so again.
“Also, people in neighbouring villages heard the sound and wondered where the blast came from. We all slept with one eye open for fear of attack.”
Efforts to get the reaction of the state police spokesperson, DSP Henry Okoye proved abortive as his number was unreachable.
