Students of Anambra State University (ANSU), yesterday, disassociated themselves from the bomb scare presently rocking the state. The state government had on Sunday raised an alarm over a text message by unknown persons threatening to bomb the Government House, Awka, within 60 hours over the continued closure of Anambra State University following the strike embarked upon by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in state-owned universities in the South-east.

The text message reads: “The bomb blast that happened at Abuja yesterday will explode in Government House Complex, Awka, in the next 60 hours from now if ANSU strike is not called off. Tell Pita Obi.”

Following the alarm, many have pointed fingers at the students who had planned a mourning protest on October 1, to press home their call on the Governor, Mr. Peter Obi, to settle with their teachers and get them back to the classrooms.
They also warned parents to keep their children indoors on the independence day in order not to have them harmed should police attack them during their first protest, but, however, shelved the protest following the appeal by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Mike Udah, for them to respect their fatherland and join in the independence celebration.

But speaking to Daily Sun, yesterday, the ANSU Student Union Government (SUG) President, Mr. Paul Okafor, said they were not in any way associated with the alleged text message or plot to bomb the state.
He said, “we are worried about the news going around the state that we students want to bomb the Government House and we want to categorically disassociate ourselves from any person or group of persons planning to bomb the state.

“We have no intention and have never intended to bomb Government House or cause any problem for the state, knowing full well that bombing or causing trouble cannot solve the problem we are already in as two wrongs cannot make a right.
“We students here are not militants. I have not even seen bomb before and have no need to see or do anything with it. All we have been doing is to talk to the government to see the need to quickly return us to school. The state belongs to all of us, so how can we destroy our future?”

Okafor said, “we do not in any way have anything to do with the text message sent to the CP over the bomb issue. We hereby call on security operatives in the state to use every machinery to fish out the perpetrators of this unholy act.”
Meanwhile, security has been beefed up in Awka, the state capital as bomb experts were seen everywhere especially at the Government House, where they search and screen people and vehicles coming into the government house.
http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2010/oct/05/national-05-10-2010-003.htm

soooo na bomb dey rain for this country


evry small tin, na bomb threat

i bet it would be students from that school dat sent the msg as a prank, so as to ruffle the feathers of the governor

Shey Bomb don be like wia dem trow 'knock-out' (fire work) wey make everybody wan b'com militant?

Obi should stop whinning and call off the strike. How can he profess to have made "great strides in education" when the universities' strike just entered the third month? I hope they bomb the Government House!

This was how kidnapping started, people should know that bombs kill and destroy.

eh weyyyyyy

The issue of bomb blast rumour in anambra gov.t house awka is just a mere rumour the security are just using that thread to scared okafor paul the ANSU student union gov.t president base on what he publish at the national link newspaper on 1st october the sss should use the number which text the message to fish out the perpetratous, and also advice peter obi to call off  the on going strike because i want to graduate this year.

Na God go punish dem?

mr.official:

I tell you again, everything is being prolonged. Nigerians are peace loving people. Do the right thing, Nigerian Leaders! It's due!!!

GBAM! GBAM!! Why would universities be closed down for almost 3 months now? Is there actually no money? Are the teachers asking for too much? NO! If the threat is carried out people will rush to blame the students. Nonsense!

Peter & Paul . . . . Hmmm

ibb

hahahah, bomb na fireworks now. so dem dey fear?

stand your ground.

wow, na bombing generation we dey now, thats cool, u can get anytin u want with just a treat of bomb

So bomb is now the order of the day Naija, na waa

The kingdom of God suffereth violent and violent will taketh it by force in this country,

Small time small children go dey use bomb threat dey collect food money from their father

"Daddy u never give mummy money for food abi?
if u no give am eh before u come back for this house
i go use bomb blow this house, u go see am"

denony:

Small time small children go dey use bomb threat dey collect food money from their father

"Daddy u never give mummy money for food abi?
if u no give am eh before u come back for this house
i go use bomb blow this house, u go see am"

LOL that's funny

I'm afraid that the South-East is learning the bomb blasting idea so fast, you'll see how they'll commercialize it like kidnapping. Nigeria leaders, stand up and deliver to the people, or get your corrupt pot belly blasted by bomb.

like play like play, strike we thought wouldn't last 2weeks is already nearing 3months.

Absu, if you like call off, nothing concern me again. I don start work already.

Specialist900:

like play like play, strike we thought wouldn't last 2weeks is already nearing 3months.

Absu, if you like call off, nothing concern me again. I don start work already.

na the formula be that my guy.

Specialist900:

like play like play, strike we thought wouldn't last 2weeks is already nearing 3months.

Absu, if you like call off, nothing concern me again. I don start work already.

abi you don start dey produce bomb already

Specialist900:

like play like play, strike we thought wouldn't last 2weeks is already nearing 3months.

Absu, if you like call off, nothing concern me again. I don start work already.

Are you in Absu, too?

So na bomb dey reign ? Ok naw, Me sef threaten to bomb nairaland if ermmm, I dont have reason i just want to bomb nairaland

@krazyn,loooooooooooooooool!!:!;d;d: in ur dreams,abi?

yes o, If my papa no drop money for food i go just text am, "Give your son money withing 20minutes or your car wil be bombed" signed ~ MEND

slap1:

Are you in Absu, too?

I AM AN IKENGA.

Ejike3:

abi you don start dey produce bomb already

i'm planning to test its efficiency in your house.

hackney:

na the formula be that my guy.

guy na him be that. So make them no play us 2-0

E be like say na bomb dey rain now, na wa oh.