The Kogi Central Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), senatorial candidate, Barr. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has condemned the bomb blast in Okene LG on Thursday which left three people dead and several others injured.
This was contained in statement by
PDP/ Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan Campaign Organization
(NAUCO), which was made available to journalists on Friday.
The PDP senatorial candidate described the attack which happened close to the palace of the paramount traditional ruler and Ohinoyi of Ebiraland, as an attack on the entire Ebira people and the height of inhumanity by the perpetrators.
She noted that Ebira people are not known for such evil and called on well meaning Ebira people to remain resolute in ridden Ebiraland of criminals.
Akpoti called on the relevant security agencies to bring the perpetrators and their collaborators to book and pay for the consequences of their actions.
While praying for the souls of the victims of the explosion to find repose in God, the PDP senatorial candidate prayed to God to grant their families the fortitude to bear the irreplaceable loss.